If you are group leader of any technical communities, you often do public speaking in the front of your group or sometime you do speak in the workshops and group events.

But, do you know , how “Good” are you in speaking or how “Bad” you are? Do you enjoy it? or it is an obligation on you to speak.

Do, you ever notice that you are using the same phrases again and again while speaking in the events or while giving presentations.?

Do you afraid from public speaking but still want to  speak in the events but don’t know how to start?

Do you feel fear and anxiety while delivering speech or presentations? and you don’t know how to get over from it ?

               

                                                             (“Scott Berkun”)

I think, every public speaker face these problems, but most of   the time, we don’t admit it, we do believe and think that we are perfect and we never confess our mistake in giving presentations.

I f something went wrong, we start thinking about that we have blow something or either  it’s world end.  

What it take to be a good speaker? How we can improver our self in public speaking. ?  

The answers of all these questions are, go and read the book “Confessions of a public speaker” a book by “Scott Berkun“. 

One of my good fellow friends suggested me to read this book, I do speak at my “PowerShell” user group sometimes, but not much often, but when i started reading this book, i came to know the mistakes i have made in speaking and saw other presenters to do the same mistakes like me.

For example, when I present slides in my group meeting, I use the phase “Here we go….” repeatedly , and this book suggested that  , these kind of practice make presentation boring and default, you can use the other words to say the same things.

I have learn a lot form this book, it teaches those techniques and tips which we rarely find it somewhere else.  “Scott Berkun”  had written this book in such a way, that i keep you entertaining till the last page of the book.

About “Scott Berkun”

You can know more about the “Scott Berkun” on this website : http://scottberkun.com/about/ and for ordering book, you can check the Amazon link or your local book store or online portal. http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Public-Speaker-English/dp/1449301959/tag=scottberkunco-20 

What i have learn from this book.?

1. If anything went wrong while giving presentation, that’ fine.
2. If you made any mistake, that’ OK, humans do mistakes.
3. Use stories in your presentation or while speaking.
4. Always reach to  venue of event early.
5. He confess about the mistakes which he make during presentation or speaking and he teaches to be honest with the audience.

Book Rating : 3.4 / 5

I hope that you will learn a lot from this book too, now go and grab your copy.

I do hope you will find my review useful.

Regards

Aman Dhally

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