3 Books about Public Speaking Everyone Should Read

Although it may not feel like it…

Public speaking can be learned.

No matter how much speech anxiety you currently have.

The tough part of public speaking is that you have to learn the act in front of other people.

This does not seem like a fun challenge when you have sweaty palms, a rapid heart beat & a dry mouth.

Conquering the act of speech anxiety builds your confidence for life.

And the most compelling part?

Each speech gets better after each run.

You take the lessons from one speech to the next.

In order to help you with your journey, there are 3 public speaking books everyone should read.

Each of these books tackles public speaking from different angles.

By having a BIRD’S eye view regarding public speaking, the nerves will mitigate.

And there will be a composure to tackling the beast.

Let’s go thru these 3 public speaking books & share what you can expect to get out of them.

No Fear Speaking by Joe Yazbeck

Joe Yazbeck is an internationally renowned speaker who has held communication skills workshops, emceed events & coached future business leaders.

No Fear Speaking is an amazing body of work to get started in the world of public speaking.

What makes this book phenomenal is that you do not have to learn any fancy lingo to understand this skillset.

Joe does a great job in writing the book so a beginner can understand.

And the book is formulated in a way where advanced speakers can finetune & further polish up their skills.

You will learn about how to build a speech.

Then, as Joe calls it, ‘trim off the fat.’

AKA: chop off the excess details so you can bring the speech to life.

And deliver your talk with an attractive personality.

The attractive personality knows how to compel an audience & get them to take some sort of action.

Joe sprinkles in refined insights of psychology into this book to help the reader build a connection with the audience.

He teaches the reader to unlock their inner attractive personality.

One of the greatest chapters in the book is where Joe talks about how audience members do not like the overly professional type of speakers.

They love speakers who are human.

This stunning insight helps us gain perspective regarding speech anxiety.

One of the main reasons for speech anxiety is believing that we have to be perfect.

But Joe’s insights & storytelling skills bust thru that notion.

This is just one of the many great insights in the No Fear Speaker.

A blueprint of public speaking from A-Z.

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The Storyteller’s Secret by Carmine Gallo

This book is more so the content of what to put in a speech, the story.

-The story is the content.

-The speech is the vehicle.

In the Storyteller’s Secret, Carmine Gallo gathers the insights of 50 top leaders who leveraged storytelling in their careers.

The book covers names like Steve Jobs, Howard Shultz, Richard Branson, Joel Osteen & many more.

A great component of this book is seeing the struggles that these speakers had during their careers.

When you hear about the vulnerabilities regarding public speaking that some of these leaders had, it OPENS up your perspective.

If you are struggling with speech anxiety, you are able to understand that your problem is not only personal to you.

This gives enhanced awareness.

Along with the stories of each leader, the book is highly practical.

The Storyteller’s Secret breaks down the concept of leveraging a person’s amygdala, using emotions in your speech, the art of simplification & much more.

Each chapter is broken down into 3 parts:

–The back story of the leader: who is this person & why should we care?

–The storytelling tools: practical insights on how this individual constructs a story.

–Storyteller’s secret: a short insight on what this leader learned about storytelling throughout their career.

The Storyteller’s Secret is a book that can help you develop compelling content.

Carmine Gallo knocked it out of the park.

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How to Become a Million Dollar Speaker: The Steve Siebold Story by Elliot Saltzman

Have you ever wondered what life is like as a professional public speaker?

Well, in the Million Dollar Speaker, you’ll learn about Steve Seibold’s story.

Steve is a renowned speaker & author who predominantly discusses mental toughness.

His journey to the top was not easy & was filled with plenty of emotional setbacks.

The book is designed in an interview format.

The author, Elliot Saltzman, interviews Steve throughout the book asking him questions about:

-Networking in the public speaking industry.

-What makes a compelling speech.

-How public speakers are going to thrive in the new era of technology.

And much more.

Steve Seibold has a way of cutting thru the fluff & getting straight to the point.

Even if you have no desire to become a professional speaker, this book is still worth a read.

An informative read on how to communicate to grab attention & finetune the mind to thrive under pressure.

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Pushing Past Speech Anxiety Thru Knowledge

These 3 books will tackle speech anxiety from 3 different realms.

-No Fear Speaker allows you to learn the basics of public speaking, how to manage speech anxiety & close audience members with a specialized call to action.

-The Storyteller’s Secret teaches the act of creating a compelling story to build rapport with the audience & unlock their inner fire.

–The Million Dollar Speaker shows a behind the scenes look at what life of a public speaker is like.

By tackling public speaking from these 3 unique angles, speech anxiety is clarified.

What holds plenty of public speakers from ever starting is a lack of knowledge regarding speech anxiety.

A lack of knowledge = Blurriness.

Blurriness = Anxiety.

Anxiety = Lack of movement.

Cut thru the blurriness with clarity.

Level up your public speaking skills & conquer the number #1 fear on the planet.

Tackle the beast head-on.

Communication skills work as a web.

Step into this world. As you conquer speech anxiety, other facets of anxiety melt away too.

Social anxiety, sloppy thinking & poor emotional regulation skills get dimmer speech by speech.

Looks like a web to me.

No Fear Speaking by Joe Yazbeck

The Storyteller’s Secret by Carmine Gallo

How to Become Million Dollar Speaker: The Steve Siebold Story by Elliot Saltzman

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– ArmaniTalks