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A modest book about how to make an adequate speech / John-Paul Flintoff.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
808.51 FLIN	Adult Non Fiction		Lakemba .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781780724560 (paperback)
Name	Flintoff, John-Paul author.
Title	A modest book about how to make an adequate speech / John-Paul Flintoff.
Published	London : Short Books, 2021.
Published	©2021
Description	253 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	Most of us dread public speaking. But at some point we find ourselves forced to make a speech. And we worry: Will my jokes fall flat? What if I freeze? Is it okay to read notes? What if people walk out? This book won't magically transform you into a fast-talking corporate hotshot. But it will show you how to think about public speaking in a new way, and with a spot of luck, you will achieve adequacy. Or better! Drawing on ancient principles of rhetoric and his own entertaining successes and failures on the speech-giving circuit, John-Paul Flintoff provides simple but effective techniques to help you to speak with confidence to any crowd, whether it's a work presentation or a best friend's wedding. Humble but motivating, this is a guide to finding your voice, even if it's a bit croaky at first, and a reassuring affirmation that we all have something to say.
Subjects	Public speaking
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Public speaking . See Also: Debates and debating . Oral communication . Oratory . Roasts (Public speaking) . Narrower Subject References: Book talks. . Authors: Flintoff, John-Paul .