I enjoyed reading the book, it gave a lot of tips and tricks into public speaking and how to be more self-confident in the process. The chapters can be seen as a step by step checklist when preparing a presentation and I think that just looking over the chapter names can bring up ideas.The more I read from Dale Carnegie, the more I understand why his books are valid over longer periods of time. His examples like Lincoln, Washington and other historical figures are timeless.I think the title is a...

This book is a guide for those who want and who needs to deliver speeches before small to huge audience, and develop self confidence to make their idea clear into the minds of their hearers. I started reading this book when I myself is locked up in the house, along with the most of the world because of COVID-19 pandemic, and we are listening to different leaders of the world and what will be their impact on the citizens.This book depicts different ways, examples of writing a good speech, emphasi...

Finally... I made it to the end.The book actually contains heaps of valuable lessons to develop public speaking skill — an applicative read indeed. But, since it was written in the early 20th century, it is quite tedious with so many examples of famous people in the past that are no longer relevant (especially for non-Americans) such as Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Charlie Chaplin.If you are planning to read this book with the hope to improve your public speaking ability, I suggest yo...

If you have a speech or presentation to give, read this book first! Although this book was first written in 1926, it continues to be one of the most popular books on effective public speaking. There are hundreds of practical and valuable tips. CLICK HERE to find "How to Develop Self-Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking" in Bismarck Public Library's online catalog.

Although this book may seem a little plain, I think that you can be sure you will get something from this book that you won’t regret in practice. If you need some ideas on how to make your public-speaking skills a little more colorful or to leave a greater impression on your listeners, this book can provide a good reference on how to do so.

This book is a companion to Carnegie's other classic, "How to Win Friends and Influence People". So some of the anectodes, passages, and principles are shared (such as Carnegie's fascination with the life of ex-US president Abraham Lincoln). And the reading of both books offers a complementary set of ideas and skills that share the same aim: learning to deal with other people, publicly and privately.Not only is this a comprenhensive guide to developing the art of public speaking (a job it perfor...

"We have only four contacts with people. We are evaluated and classified by four things: by what we do, by how we look, by what we say, and how we say it." Two chapters on practical advice of how to open and close a talk. Otherwise, mostly stories about people who have spoken with varying levels of success. Not for me.

Most of the points raised by the author is platitudes and cliché. Maybe it was original back in 1920s, but certainly not now. So drop it and read some more contemporary books.

Practical advice for aspiring leaders and speakers. Not a fan of the appendix since dialect supports individuality and character.

Even though I loved Dale Carnegie's more well known classic "How to win friends and influence people" I found myself having to really push my way through this one.I would find this helpful if I were a public speaker or aspired to be one. Although many of the examples are dated and were perhaps more well known at the time of the original publication it's ideas and principles are still relevant How to Win Friends & Influence People

in the beginning of the book, it is said that many people are having difficulties with public speaking. the introduction encourage the readers to not feel ashamed about it; because some of the best speakers these days had also experienced it before their success. to be able to overcome weakness in public speaking, Dale Carnegie mentioned 4 essential things before explaining things further: 1. start with a strong and persistent desire 2. to know thoroughly what you are going to talk about 3. act

Being a biggest fan of mr Carnegie I am always charmed to read him but an occasional time like sudden encounter a comet at western sky. For me, Carnegie's every book is like antidote but not a random choice! I always go or pick further next one whenever I feel its deepest catalysis 70% to 80% (or more than that) has been accumulated deep inside with actions because Carnegie's book has rich philosophy which needs to be emerged and grasped by psychology and formulated in action. However, this time...

How to develop self-confidence and influence people is an essential book when attempting to build someone’s mental capabilities. It gives an abundance of practical and valuable tips on the topics it covers such as Influence and self-confidence. It is a known fact that many people but more relevantly college students have troubles with public speaking. Public speaking is something that is to be practiced regardless of who the person is. Some of the best public speakers today have come from time p...

Good but not best. In today's context it is not as good as it is.

The prefix How To in Dale Carnegie's book attracts reader, the same it did to me. The title motivated me to pick this book. I have make up my mind that I am going to get some great insights and ways which will help in furnishing my public speaking skill, but I was wrong. The books deals with a sort of very basic advice which most of the guys know, like Do prepare your speech well , memorize it over and over , be confident and many other. I believe the fact that this is something everyone knows.

When I'm lacking confidence or when I need a little push and inspiration, I read this book from the famous Dale Carnegie.

Useful to those wanting to improve their public speaking. The key takeaways are: Practice what you want to say, Speak in a way that your audience will find easy to understand, Improve your diction and a few more. All in all what you would normally see in a Dale Carnegie book.

In the beginning, I got mixed feelings about it but in the end, I could express myself as: I like the book! I like it because of the generous style of writing that Dale Carnegie has, I like it because I found plenty of examples of successful public speakers ( obviously Lincoln is on top of the list), because of the author which outline step by step each phase of a strong speech, from the improvement of memory, good delivery, how to open a talk, how to end it, how to interest your audience, to im...

Many of Dale Carnegie's book are ones you read in intervals since they are meant to teach, inpsire and hopefully for you to make changes in your life. With that said, it takes time and so, this book I've used more as a resource than reading all the way through.

Wasn't too fond of this book to be really honest. That's not cause it was poorly written but because it wasn't what I was expecting at all. I bought this book for tips about gaining self-confidence, but instead I just got chapters upon chapters about famous people who enjoy public speaking. It wasn't helpful for me at all. But if you are looking for a book which talks about all the do's and don'ts of public speaking, definitely give it a go.