Authors And Speakers Books | Summaries & Audio

On Speaking Well

by Peggy Noonan • 1998

A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.

3.89

642

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 💬 Authentic Speaking 📝 Plain Language 👥 Audience Engagement

On Speaking Well 89%

A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.

by Peggy Noonan 1998

3.89

642 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 💬 Authentic Speaking 📝 Plain Language 👥 Audience Engagement

Transformational Speaking

by Gail Larsen • 2009

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

4.02

157

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

Transformational Speaking 89%

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

by Gail Larsen 2009

4.02

157 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

The Message of You

by Judy Carter • 2013

Your life stories are worth paying for. A blueprint for turning them into a speaking career.

4.39

159

🎤 Public Speaking 💰 Speaking Careers 📖 Personal Storytelling 😂 Humor In Speaking ✍️ Speech Writing

The Message of You 89%

Your life stories are worth paying for. A blueprint for turning them into a speaking career.

by Judy Carter 2013

4.39

159 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💰 Speaking Careers 📖 Personal Storytelling 😂 Humor In Speaking ✍️ Speech Writing

Well-Spoken Woman

by Christine K. Jahnke • 2011

Voice, posture, message: the three levers that make a room listen when a woman speaks.

3.69

464

🎙️ Public Speaking 🎤 Vocal Technique 🕴️ Body Language ✍️ Message Crafting 📝 Speechwriting

Well-Spoken Woman 89%

Voice, posture, message: the three levers that make a room listen when a woman speaks.

by Christine K. Jahnke 2011

3.69

464 ratings

🎙️ Public Speaking 🎤 Vocal Technique 🕴️ Body Language ✍️ Message Crafting 📝 Speechwriting

Public Speaking for Success

by Dale Carnegie • 2006

Stage confidence isn't personality. It's what happens when preparation meets genuine conviction.

3.98

632

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 👥 Audience Engagement 💬 Persuasion Techniques

Public Speaking for Success 89%

Stage confidence isn't personality. It's what happens when preparation meets genuine conviction.

by Dale Carnegie 2006

3.98

632 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 👥 Audience Engagement 💬 Persuasion Techniques

Resonate

by Nancy Duarte • 2010

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

4.11

6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Resonate 89%

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

by Nancy Duarte 2010

4.11

6k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

You Are a Writer

by Jeff Goins • 2012

Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.

3.80

4k+

🪪 Writer Identity 🏗️ Platform Building 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Audience Building ✍️ Aspiring Authors

You Are a Writer 89%

Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.

by Jeff Goins 2012

3.80

4k+ ratings

🪪 Writer Identity 🏗️ Platform Building 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Audience Building ✍️ Aspiring Authors

Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln

by James C. Humes • 2002

Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.

3.92

2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence ✍️ Speechwriting 🏛️ Rhetoric 📖 Business Storytelling

Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Summary

Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln 89%

Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.

by James C. Humes 2002

3.92

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence ✍️ Speechwriting 🏛️ Rhetoric 📖 Business Storytelling

TED Talks Storytelling

by Akash Karia • 2013

One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.

3.73

2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎙️ Ted Talks 🧱 Story Structure 🙋 Audience Engagement 🖋️ Descriptive Writing

TED Talks Storytelling 89%

One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎙️ Ted Talks 🧱 Story Structure 🙋 Audience Engagement 🖋️ Descriptive Writing

Platform

by Michael Hyatt • 2012

The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.

4.16

13k+

🌐 Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Blogging 📧 Email Marketing 👥 Audience Building

Platform 89%

The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.

by Michael Hyatt 2012

4.16

13k+ ratings

🌐 Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Blogging 📧 Email Marketing 👥 Audience Building

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

3.86

3k+

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

How to Tell a Story 89%

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

Speak with Confidence

by Mike Acker • 2022

Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.

4.42

161

🎤 Public Speaking 💪 Confidence Building 📝 Speech Preparation 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 💬 Impromptu Speaking

Speak with Confidence 89%

Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.

by Mike Acker 2022

4.42

161 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💪 Confidence Building 📝 Speech Preparation 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 💬 Impromptu Speaking

The Exceptional Presenter

by Timothy J. Koegel • 2001

Six traits every exceptional presenter shares, and the daily repetitions that make them automatic.

3.67

724

🎙️ Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 🧍 Body Language 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

The Exceptional Presenter 89%

Six traits every exceptional presenter shares, and the daily repetitions that make them automatic.

by Timothy J. Koegel 2001

3.67

724 ratings

🎙️ Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 🧍 Body Language 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

Secrets of Dynamic Communications

by Ken Davis • 1991

One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.

4.06

350

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 🏗️ Speech Structure 💡 Message Clarity 🎭 Stage Presence

Secrets of Dynamic Communications Summary

Secrets of Dynamic Communications 89%

One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.

by Ken Davis 1991

4.06

350 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 🏗️ Speech Structure 💡 Message Clarity 🎭 Stage Presence

Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts

by Joanna Penn • 2014

Turn your writing into a speaking career without draining your introvert battery.

4.13

181

🎤 Public Speaking 🌿 Introvert Strengths ⚡ Energy Management 📝 Content Marketing 💼 Speaking Business

Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts Summary

Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts 89%

Turn your writing into a speaking career without draining your introvert battery.

by Joanna Penn 2014

4.13

181 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🌿 Introvert Strengths ⚡ Energy Management 📝 Content Marketing 💼 Speaking Business

How To Deliver A TED Talk

by Jeremey Donovan • 2012

One idea, one catchphrase, and stories that land: the TED-stage blueprint anyone can follow.

3.97

3k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👥 Audience Engagement 🏗️ Speech Structure

How To Deliver A TED Talk 89%

One idea, one catchphrase, and stories that land: the TED-stage blueprint anyone can follow.

by Jeremey Donovan 2012

3.97

3k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👥 Audience Engagement 🏗️ Speech Structure

How to Write & Give a Speech

by Joan Detz • 1984

From audience to Q&A, the step-by-step skill of writing and delivering speeches that stick.

3.71

118

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 🏛️ Rhetoric 📊 Presentation Skills 💼 Business Communication

How to Write & Give a Speech 89%

From audience to Q&A, the step-by-step skill of writing and delivering speeches that stick.

by Joan Detz 1984

3.71

118 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 🏛️ Rhetoric 📊 Presentation Skills 💼 Business Communication

The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking

by Sims Wyeth • 2014

Turn any talk into a leadership moment with preparation, story, and authenticity.

3.55

124

📢 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 📖 Storytelling 🕺 Body Language

The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking Summary

The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking 88%

Turn any talk into a leadership moment with preparation, story, and authenticity.

by Sims Wyeth 2014

3.55

124 ratings

📢 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 📖 Storytelling 🕺 Body Language

La parole est un sport de combat

by Bertand Périer • 2017

The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.

3.65

310

🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Rhetoric 🕴️ Body Language 🎵 Voice Training 😰 Stage Fright

La parole est un sport de combat Summary

La parole est un sport de combat 88%

The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.

by Bertand Périer 2017

3.65

310 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Rhetoric 🕴️ Body Language 🎵 Voice Training 😰 Stage Fright

Storyworthy

by Matthew Dicks • 2018

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

4.26

8k+

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Storyworthy 88%

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

by Matthew Dicks 2018

4.26

8k+ ratings

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

I Have Something to Say

by John Bowe • 2020

Stage fright isn't shyness. It's self-obsession, and shifting your focus outward is the cure.

4.04

242

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 👂 Listening Skills 👥 Audience Engagement 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

I Have Something to Say 88%

Stage fright isn't shyness. It's self-obsession, and shifting your focus outward is the cure.

by John Bowe 2020

4.04

242 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 👂 Listening Skills 👥 Audience Engagement 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

The Storytelling Code

by Dana Norris • 2020

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

4.01

163

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

The Storytelling Code 88%

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

by Dana Norris 2020

4.01

163 ratings

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

Public Speaking

by Akash Karia • 2013

Conflict hooks them. Details hold them. A circular close brings them back. The speaker's craft.

3.97

153

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👥 Audience Engagement 🗣️ Vocal Delivery

Public Speaking 88%

Conflict hooks them. Details hold them. A circular close brings them back. The speaker's craft.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.97

153 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👥 Audience Engagement 🗣️ Vocal Delivery

Long Story Short

by Margot Leitman • 2015

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

3.80

1k+

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative 💼 Business Storytelling 😄 Humor Writing

Long Story Short 88%

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

by Margot Leitman 2015

3.80

1k+ ratings

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative 💼 Business Storytelling 😄 Humor Writing

Say It Well

by Terry Szuplat • 2024

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

4.17

483

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Say It Well 88%

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

by Terry Szuplat 2024

4.17

483 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

The Art of Public Speaking

by Dale Carnegie • 1915

Turning amateurs into confident speakers: the classic manual on preparation, voice, and stagecraft.

3.90

6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😱 Stage Fright 🎵 Vocal Delivery 🕺 Body Language

The Art of Public Speaking 88%

Turning amateurs into confident speakers: the classic manual on preparation, voice, and stagecraft.

by Dale Carnegie 1915

3.90

6k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😱 Stage Fright 🎵 Vocal Delivery 🕺 Body Language

Mastering the New Media Landscape

by Barbara Henricks • 2016

Your social media audience isn't yours. Here is how to build one that is.

4.16

📣 Content Marketing 🎯 Personal Branding 📰 Public Relations 👥 Audience Building 📱 Social Media Strategy

Mastering the New Media Landscape Summary

Mastering the New Media Landscape 88%

Your social media audience isn't yours. Here is how to build one that is.

by Barbara Henricks 2016

4.16

32 ratings

📣 Content Marketing 🎯 Personal Branding 📰 Public Relations 👥 Audience Building 📱 Social Media Strategy

Objective Communication

by Leonard Peikoff • 1980

Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.

4.22

🧠 Objectivism ✍️ Clear Writing 🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Argumentation 👥 Audience Awareness

Objective Communication 88%

Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.

by Leonard Peikoff 1980

4.22

74 ratings

🧠 Objectivism ✍️ Clear Writing 🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Argumentation 👥 Audience Awareness

The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking

by Dale Carnegie • 1962

The feeling doesn't come first. Action does. Practical steps for speaking so people listen.

4.02

11k+

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 💪 Confidence Building 📖 Storytelling

The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking Summary

The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking 88%

The feeling doesn't come first. Action does. Practical steps for speaking so people listen.

by Dale Carnegie 1962

4.02

11k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 💪 Confidence Building 📖 Storytelling

The Art of Speeches and Presentations

by Philip Collins • 2012

Most talks are forgotten in minutes. The ones that stick all begin the same way.

3.63

126

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 🖥️ Presentation Skills 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 💬 Clear Communication

The Art of Speeches and Presentations Summary

The Art of Speeches and Presentations 88%

Most talks are forgotten in minutes. The ones that stick all begin the same way.

by Philip Collins 2012

3.63

126 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 🖥️ Presentation Skills 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 💬 Clear Communication

Improving Your Storytelling

by Doug Lipman • 1999

Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.

3.59

206

🎤 Oral Storytelling 🧘 Stage Presence 😰 Stage Fright 🗣️ Vocal Expression 👥 Audience Connection

Improving Your Storytelling 88%

Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.

by Doug Lipman 1999

3.59

206 ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 🧘 Stage Presence 😰 Stage Fright 🗣️ Vocal Expression 👥 Audience Connection

Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business

by Dale Carnegie • 1935

Speak before you're ready. The 1935 method for turning stage fright into persuasion.

3.87

235

📢 Public Speaking 📜 Classic Self-Help 💼 Business Communication 🎯 Persuasive Speaking 😰 Overcoming Stage Fright

Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business Summary

Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business 88%

Speak before you're ready. The 1935 method for turning stage fright into persuasion.

by Dale Carnegie 1935

3.87

235 ratings

📢 Public Speaking 📜 Classic Self-Help 💼 Business Communication 🎯 Persuasive Speaking 😰 Overcoming Stage Fright

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking

by Dan O'Hair • 2003

Speech anxiety is fuel. Turn it into presence, clarity, and career impact.

3.58

285

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Speech Anxiety 💪 Confidence Building 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking Summary

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking 88%

Speech anxiety is fuel. Turn it into presence, clarity, and career impact.

by Dan O'Hair 2003

3.58

285 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Speech Anxiety 💪 Confidence Building 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Magic of Public Speaking

by Andrii Sedniev • 2012

Stories sell your points. A system for alternating story and lesson until the room is yours.

3.71

235

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Speech Delivery 👥 Audience Engagement 🎭 Stage Presence

Magic of Public Speaking 88%

Stories sell your points. A system for alternating story and lesson until the room is yours.

by Andrii Sedniev 2012

3.71

235 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Speech Delivery 👥 Audience Engagement 🎭 Stage Presence

Talk Like TED

by Carmine Gallo • 2014

Nine techniques from the TED stage that turn a forgettable talk into a standing ovation.

3.88

22k+

🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👏 Audience Engagement 🎬 TED-Style Speaking

Talk Like TED 88%

Nine techniques from the TED stage that turn a forgettable talk into a standing ovation.

by Carmine Gallo 2014

3.88

22k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👏 Audience Engagement 🎬 TED-Style Speaking

How to Own the Room

by Viv Groskop • 2018

Confidence, not a flawless script, commands the room. Here is how women build it.

3.67

2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🕴️ Nonverbal Communication 🎭 Stage Presence 🌟 Authentic Leadership

How to Own the Room 88%

Confidence, not a flawless script, commands the room. Here is how women build it.

by Viv Groskop 2018

3.67

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🕴️ Nonverbal Communication 🎭 Stage Presence 🌟 Authentic Leadership

Ursula K. Le Guin

by Ursula K. Le Guin • 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin shares the philosophy behind her worlds, her craft, and the power of stories.

4.28

2k+

✍️ Writing Craft 🎙️ Author Interviews 🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding ✨ The Writing Life 📚 Literary Analysis

Ursula K. Le Guin 88%

Ursula K. Le Guin shares the philosophy behind her worlds, her craft, and the power of stories.

by Ursula K. Le Guin 2018

4.28

2k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🎙️ Author Interviews 🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding ✨ The Writing Life 📚 Literary Analysis

How to Write Short

by Roy Peter Clark • 2013

Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.

3.77

1k+

📝 Short Form Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques 👁️ Reading As A Writer 📰 Journalism Craft

How to Write Short 88%

Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.

by Roy Peter Clark 2013

3.77

1k+ ratings

📝 Short Form Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques 👁️ Reading As A Writer 📰 Journalism Craft

The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication

by John C. Maxwell • 2023

How to make your message impossible to ignore: master the laws of credibility, story, and presence.

4.34

1k+

🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement 🔍 Message Clarity

The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication Summary

The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication 88%

How to make your message impossible to ignore: master the laws of credibility, story, and presence.

by John C. Maxwell 2023

4.34

1k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement 🔍 Message Clarity

Speak with Impact

by Allison Shapira • 2018

Speech anxiety is just unused adrenaline. Redirect it, find your voice, and lead any room.

4.02

227

🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 😰 Overcoming Anxiety ✍️ Speech Writing

Speak with Impact 88%

Speech anxiety is just unused adrenaline. Redirect it, find your voice, and lead any room.

by Allison Shapira 2018

4.02

227 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 😰 Overcoming Anxiety ✍️ Speech Writing

Make Good Art

by Neil Gaiman • 2013

When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.

4.28

10k+

🎨 Artistic Process 💼 Freelance Life 💪 Creative Resilience ⏰ Deadline Discipline 🎤 Finding Your Voice

Make Good Art 88%

When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.

by Neil Gaiman 2013

4.28

10k+ ratings

🎨 Artistic Process 💼 Freelance Life 💪 Creative Resilience ⏰ Deadline Discipline 🎤 Finding Your Voice

How To Develop Self-Confidence

by Dale Carnegie • 2011

Speak well and a career opens: the preparation, delivery, and mindset that build lasting confidence.

4.11

8k+

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 💬 Communication Skills 💪 Confidence Building 👥 Audience Engagement

How To Develop Self-Confidence 88%

Speak well and a career opens: the preparation, delivery, and mindset that build lasting confidence.

by Dale Carnegie 2011

4.11

8k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 💬 Communication Skills 💪 Confidence Building 👥 Audience Engagement

The 7 Principles of Public Speaking

by Richard Zeoli • 2008

Your audience wants to be helped, not impressed. Serve them, and stage fright fades.

3.68

362

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Speaking Anxiety 💪 Speaking Confidence 🗣️ Authentic Speaking 📖 Storytelling

The 7 Principles of Public Speaking Summary

The 7 Principles of Public Speaking 88%

Your audience wants to be helped, not impressed. Serve them, and stage fright fades.

by Richard Zeoli 2008

3.68

362 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Speaking Anxiety 💪 Speaking Confidence 🗣️ Authentic Speaking 📖 Storytelling

Word Hero

by Jay Heinrichs • 2011

How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.

3.73

280

🎭 Figures Of Speech 🏛️ Practical Rhetoric 😂 Wordplay And Wit 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling Techniques

Word Hero 88%

How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.

by Jay Heinrichs 2011

3.73

280 ratings

🎭 Figures Of Speech 🏛️ Practical Rhetoric 😂 Wordplay And Wit 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling Techniques

Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk

by Chris J. Anderson • 2020

Teens, turn stage fright into fuel, build a talk that lands, own the room.

4.11

122

🎤 Public Speaking 💬 Teen Communication 📖 Storytelling 😰 Stage Fright ✍️ Speechwriting

Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk Summary

Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk 88%

Teens, turn stage fright into fuel, build a talk that lands, own the room.

by Chris J. Anderson 2020

4.11

122 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💬 Teen Communication 📖 Storytelling 😰 Stage Fright ✍️ Speechwriting

TED Talks

by Chris J. Anderson • 2016

How to build a talk that changes minds, starting from a single sentence.

4.04

15k+

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Persuasive Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🖼️ Visual Design For Talks

TED Talks 88%

How to build a talk that changes minds, starting from a single sentence.

by Chris J. Anderson 2016

4.04

15k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Persuasive Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🖼️ Visual Design For Talks

Writing to Learn

by William Zinsser • 1988

Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.

3.81

2k+

📚 Writing Across The Curriculum 🌉 Bridging Disciplines 🧠 Writing As Thinking ✍️ Prose Style 🔄 Revision Process

Writing to Learn 88%

Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.

by William Zinsser 1988

3.81

2k+ ratings

📚 Writing Across The Curriculum 🌉 Bridging Disciplines 🧠 Writing As Thinking ✍️ Prose Style 🔄 Revision Process

The Book of (More) Delights

by Ross Gay • 2023

A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.

4.25

3k+

📝 Lyric Essays 👀 Practice Of Noticing 🙏 Everyday Devotion 🌱 Garden As Teacher 🍂 Midlife Reflection

The Book of (More) Delights 88%

A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.

by Ross Gay 2023

4.25

3k+ ratings

📝 Lyric Essays 👀 Practice Of Noticing 🙏 Everyday Devotion 🌱 Garden As Teacher 🍂 Midlife Reflection

How to be Heard

by Julian Treasure • 2017

Your voice is an untuned instrument, and deep listening is the practice that tunes it.

3.65

818

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 👂 Conscious Listening 🎙️ Vocal Presence

How to be Heard 88%

Your voice is an untuned instrument, and deep listening is the practice that tunes it.

by Julian Treasure 2017

3.65

818 ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 👂 Conscious Listening 🎙️ Vocal Presence

Five Stars

by Carmine Gallo • 2018

Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

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🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

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Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

by Carmine Gallo 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

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