Book Description
It's been said that public speaking is the number one fear of most people, with death being second. "This means, said comedian Jerry Seinfeld, "if you have to be at a funeral, you would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy". In The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication: Apply Them and Make the Most of Your Message, he shares everything he's learned from a lifetime of communication.
Learn how to
• Speak from conviction
• Prepare your content and yourself for speaking
• Find and use your personal and communication strengths
• Focus on your audience and connect
• Tell better stories
• Read the room and create energy and anticipation
• Add value to people
• Inspire people to take action
Everyone has a message to share. Whether you want to improve your ability to inspire employees, speak at PTA meetings, report to a board of directors, teach students, deliver a sermon, address a small group, speak from a stage, or communicate to an arena full of people, this book can help you.
Learn from one of the best communicators in the world and start making the most of your message today.
About Author
JOHN C. MAXWELL is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker, coach, and leader who has sold more than thirty-five million books in fifty languages. He is the founder of Maxwell Leader-ship-the leadership development organization created to expand the reach of his principles of helping people lead lives of powerful, positive change. Maxwell's books and programs have been translated into seventy languages and have been used to train tens of millions of leaders in every nation. His work also includes that of The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation and EQUIP, nonprofit organizations that have impacted millions of adults and youth across the globe through values-based, people-centric leadership training.
John has been recognized as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association and as the world's most influential leadership expert by both Business Insider and Inc. magazine. He is a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award and the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network.
Maxwell and the work of Maxwell Leadership continue to influence individuals and organizations worldwide-from Fortune 500 CEOs and national leaders to entrepreneurs and the leaders of tomorrow.
My Reflections
As a public speech learner for almost 10 years, I agree with all the laws of communication. Maxwell makes them into 16, concise and accurate. In the book, you can always bump into golden words, which I collected in the mind map above. His expressions are thoughtful, always follow the rules of short and rhyme, easy to be remembered.
What I really learned from author Maxwell is not only those valuable laws but also what he did in this field. For over 30 years, he deeply dig the knowledges of being a great communicator and leader. To help and value people. All those things make him popular and successful today.But what matters for him is that he totally enjoy what he's doing, take challenges for different presentation situations. Countless people inspired by his speeches. This is what I love, I hope one day I also can encourage and value people through words.
If you are interested in communication, especially you have needs to do public speeches, I highly recommend this book to you. Follow the laws it shows, you can be a great speaker in the near future.
