There are some valuable, if elementary, ideas in this public-speaking guide: Preparation, organization, knowing your audience, using visual aids, controlling body language--all of it good advice, read by a couple of perky speakers. But the program is ruined by silly skits that include cartoon-like impersonations of foreign-accented people and banter between the male and female narrators that involves sexual innuendo and references to bodily functions. Humor in a learning audio is risky to begin with unless it's totally genuine and well done. But when it's tasteless and politically incorrect, it's woefully out of place in a teaching audio intended for a serious audience. T.W. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Product Description
How to Overcome Your Fears and Give Great Speeches
Conquer stage fright
Prepare effective presentations
Get your point across persuasively
If you'd rather die a thousand deaths than speak in front of a crowd, then this course is for you. Speak Smart shows you how to make effective presentations to any audience, from classmates to colleagues to the local PTA.
The two cassettes include
writing and preparing a speech
using outlines, notes, scripts or ad-libbing
using a microphone and visual aids
overcoming stage fright
making the most of body language
handling difficult questions from the audience
Speak Smart presents essential information and advice with The Princeton Review's well-known sense of humor and irreverence, getting the point across in a lively, memorable way. This program is ideal for students, professionals, and anyone who wants to communicate fearlessly.
Also available:
Interview Smart, Negotiate Smart, plus the best-selling Word Smart and Grammar Smart audiocassettes from Living Language and The Princeton Review
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