Comments on: Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: Book Review

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» 7 consejos para usar estadísticas en tus presentaciones Presentástico — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:43:39 +0000

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By: Philip C. Tirpak

Philip C. Tirpak — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:22:58 +0000

Andrew, like you I came across this gem while browsing the public speaking section in the bookstore over five years ago. Winston Churchill is one of my favorite speakers of all time and as an Instructor of Communication Studies (at the time I taught an average of five sections of Public Speaking each semester) I was looking for a book that would take the anxiety out of presentation and offer my students practical tips that they could use right away.
Well, long story less long, I used the book as the text in one section in the Summer and had immediate and rewarding results. I can (and did) lecture about the importance of the basic parts of a speech (Introduction, Body, and Conclusion) but when I related Humes’ Power Pause, Power Opener, and Power Presence my students grasped the profound, but simple principles and used them! I later was able to adopt the book as one of the required texts when I became the Chairman of the Communication Studies Program at Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg, VA.
The rest is history!
Philip C. Tirpak

By: Julie Kertesz

Julie Kertesz — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:07:54 +0000

This is one of my prefered books from the 15 I read the last few months. It is clear and goes to the point in each chapter, expaining clearly and giving examples from history to today.

Your article is very clear!

I have already used the book to give a speech in my Toastmasters Club about the Power of Pause!