Confessions of a public speaker is not just a book of advice for speaking. This is a book that should be kept around since you can keep revisiting it in preparation for your big speech or presentation. Many famous politicians. Many bodice rippers and ...  Read More

Engagingly written, the exact opposite of a slog. Written with a great sense of humor, this is a fun and informative read for anyone who speaks publicly or aspires to.

If there is one takeaway from the book - it is the importance of practice, practice and more practice. The bad applying these rules always takes more time.

Teaching is a compassionate act. It's rare to achieve this balance, but it's what makes a teacher great. Teaching is about making people smarter and more competent at what they do. Know your audience before a lecture.

Finding and simplifying insights requires humility. It's an easy problem to have, since fixing it is a simple, fail-safe way to make all of your presentations better. To have substance is more important than fancy slides with no deep points.

Scott recommends you practice each speech 4 times, which is certainly good advice, but impractical for an instructor. It lacks the thought and organization to convey what makes a good presentation and how to do it.