The Art of Public Speaking (AmazonClassics Edition)
First published in 1915, Dale Carnegie and Joseph Berg Esenwein's guide to public speaking has outlasted countless rivals, and it's not hard to see why. The advice here is practical, specific, and refreshingly honest about how much work good oratory actually requires. Pitch, pacing, the loaded silence of a well-timed pause - these fundamentals get the thorough treatment they deserve. Whether you're raising a glass at a wedding, arguing your corner at a local council meeting, chairing a boardroom discussion, or presenting to a lecture hall, the techniques covered here apply directly to your situation. Each chapter includes exercises rather than simply telling you what to do, it makes you practise it. Legendary speeches are woven in throughout as study material, giving you real models to learn from. The book's most persistent message, that confidence is built rather than born, sits at the heart of everything. Stage fright gets a serious, sympathetic examination, and the methods offered for overcoming it have clearly resonated with readers across generations. This AmazonClassics edition includes light editorial revisions to the original text. It's the kind of book you might return to more than once, finding something newly useful each time your circumstances change.
- Author: Dale Carnegie
- Publisher: AmazonClassics
- Genre: Personal Development
- ISBN: 978-1542097499
- Pages: 553 pages