Beskrivelse
Some years ago, a survey in the United States found that people feared speaking in public more than they feared death. If a similar survey was taken today, it would certainly find that speaking to an audience remains high on the list of prospects people dread. After a life-time of listening to other people speaking in public – well or badly – and speaking to varied audiences himself, Duncan Gillespie has written this book so that anyone faced with the prospect of making a speech will not dread it, but will be able to tackle it light-heartedly. They will know that a simple physical exercise described here will work like magic in banishing nervousness. “It isn’t magic. It simply makes use of the psychosomatic relationship – but it feels like magic, as your nerves leak away.” One of the prime causes of nervousness dates back to our prehuman past – the ‘threat-stare’ which is common to all the primates – but there are simple ways in which it can be countered.. He stresses that every speaker is unique, with a lifetime of differing experiences to draw on, so should not try to make other people’s speeches. The world-wide web is a source of facts which can illuminate a speech. It is strange but true that if you gather more material than you need, your speech will seem more weighty and authoritative. You will enjoy reading this book – and you will enjoy light-hearted public speaking afterwards.
