Public Speaking Book Reviews

Present Like a Pro by Cyndi Maxey and Kevin O’Connor is a contemporary book on public speaking that helps speakers overcome the difficult challenges faced by presenters in the business world.

After reading this book, you’ll be able to make a greater impact and better connect with your audience.

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Book Organization

Part 1: Love the Language

Part 2: Prepare Like Crazy

Part 3: Respect the Client

Part 4: Break the Rules

Part 5: Create a Connection

Part 6: Adapt to the Moment

Part 7: Propel the Image

Part 8: Master Interaction

Part 9: Follow Up for More

Part 10: Never Give Up

Fundamentals of Public Speaking  

This book mostly glances over the fundamentals of public speaking.  There is good coverage of topics such as eye contact and speech organization, but there is not much time spent on gestures and overcoming fear.

Topic Focus  

This book is highly focused towards improving the public speaking skills of the business professional. Present Like a Pro skips basic speaking fundamentals and instead delves deeply into topics such as mastering audience interaction and how to properly use a microphone.

For speakers that have presented in public before and want to take their skills the next level, this book can help.

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This is one of the better books on business presenting out there.  It doesn’t waste time on beginning topics and goes deep into the core of subjects such as relating to the client and projecting the right image.

If you have a need to present better to your boss or prospective clients, pick up this book today!