The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Public Speaking

This revision of the textbook that Dale Carnegie wrote for his courses has ben based upon my husband's own ideas. The title is one which himself chose before his work was interrupted by death. I have tried to keep in mind his basic philosophy that effective speaking is more than "saying a few words" to an audience: it is the revealing expression of a human personality.

Every activity of our lives is communication of a sort, but it is through speech that man asserts his distinctiveness from other forms of life.

When he is unable to say clearly what he means, through either nervousness, timidity or foggy thought-processes, his personality is blocked off, dimmed out, and misunderstood.

Business, social, and personal satisfactions depend heavily upon a person's ability to communicate clearly to his fellow men what he is, what he desire, and what he believe in. And now, as never before, in an atmosphere of international tensions, fears and insecurities, we need the channels of communication between peoples kept open.

It is my hope that the Quick and Easy Way to Effective Public speaking will be helpful in all these ways. --Dorothy Carnegie

Governors, business men, labour leaders, scientists, doctors, college presidents, writers, policemen, ordinary housewives, and a zulu Prince-men and women in every walks of life-joined the worldwide applause and enthusiasm for Dale Carnegie's original book. Translated into many languages, it was reprinted over and over for 49 years. Dorothy Carnegie's complete new version now starts.

This new quick and easy way to effective public speaking opens a modern speedway to skilled communication for everyday use. Here are some of the situations when you'll want Dale Carnegie at your side or wish you'd consulted him.

Author: Dale Carnegie