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# On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech With Style, Substance, and Clarity Paperback – Bargain Price, February 17, 1999

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    How to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills?
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2009*

The title of this book is a misnomer. The author is a professional political writer and she uses political anecdotes throughout the book to drive the points home. This book should be called "On Speaking and Writing Political Speeches Well". Also, the book has no table of contents and only has a modicum of sections. This makes it difficult to read. And I find that the index is not very useful. However, this is not to say that the tips and lessons cannot be extrapolated to cover all conceivable situations. In fact they can, if you have the patience. I therefore agree with the blurb that for "anyone who fears the thought of writing and giving a speech - be it to business associates, or at a wedding - help is at hand". This book consists of hundreds of blinding insights. 10 of them are: (1). The reality you are imagining is worse than the reality that will be; (2). Reagan used to say that noone wants to sit in an audience in respectful silence for more than 20 minutes; (3). I have made more than 100 speeches and I still cannot do it from cards, every word has to be written down in a text; (4). Reagan always needed a joke at the top of a speech because he needed the quick victory of laughter; (5). Tell'em what you you've gonna tell'em - tell them - then tell them what you told'em; (6). True things are usually said straight, and plain and direct; (7). The most moving thing is a speech is always the logic, not its poetic or flowery; (8). Speeches actually have to say things. And great speeches are great because they say great things; (9). Style is not a replacement for substance, and cannot camouflage a  lack of substance; and (10). The future does not belong to the fainthearted, it belongs to the brave. Because this book contains hundreds of blinding insights, I am prepared to give it 5 stars. Digest this book and your public speaking skills will improve dramatically.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Chock full of helpful tips and historic anecdotes.
  

*by J***. on Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023*

Peggy Noonan is a professional in every sense of what that means. Here she shares her experience and the experiences of others who have written, delivered, or listened to effective, and not-so-effective speeches. This valuable little book is chock full of tidbits that will help everyone new to public speaking as well as reminding veteran speakers and speechwriters to get back to basics. Top shelf stuff; highly recommend.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Logic is required
  

*by F***G on Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024*

I have the Kindle version. The author knows her subject and presents it well. The book is relatively short and flows well. I've never been a speechwriter, but I do some writing and speaking and I try to inform myself on what others, like Ms. Noonan, think are best practices for both activities.Reading the book, you may think as I did, this is about how to be a Presidential speech writer, which I will never be. Just accept that this is writing and speaking at the highest level and I will try to apply these lessons as best I can at my level.So, it's well written and a fairly quick read. I thought it I interesting that she hammered on the importance of logic in the speech; a purpose on which all else hangs. Rhetorical flourishes are not so necessary and may detract from the speaker's message. First, have a message.The author provides examples. Princess Diana's brother's eulogy of her at her funeral was one. I found it moving in light of the obvious family stresses.I gave it four, and not five, stars because the book was published in 1998 before the ubiquity of social media. It would be interesting to hear how the author thinks that social media has affected the writing and delivery of speeches.If you do write and present speeches and talks to audiences, the book provides some useful guidance. For these purposes I recommend it.

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