Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business

Public Speaking and Influencing Men In Business (ISBN 0-7661-6973-1) is a 1937 revision of Dale Carnegie's 1926 book Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men. Dorothy Carnegie produced 2 separate revised editions: How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking (1956), aimed at the general public, and The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking (1962), as a replacement textbook for the Dale Carnegie Course. A more recent revised edition is Public Speaking for Success (2005), revised by Arthur Pell, which restores content that was left out of the Dorothy Carnegie-revised works.

Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men, Public Speaking and Influencing Men In Business, and The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking served as standard textbooks in the Dale Carnegie Course.

The main focus of this book is to present a thorough understanding of the principles of public speaking, as well as guidance into conquering the fears attributed to public speaking.

Contents

 * 1) Developing Courage and Self Confidence
 * 2) Self-Confidence thru Preparation
 * 3) How Famous Speakers Prepared Their Addresses
 * 4) The Improvement of Memory
 * 5) Keeping the Audience Awake
 * 6) Essential Elements in Successful Speaking
 * 7) The Secret of Good Delivery
 * 8) Platform Presence and Personality
 * 9) How to Open a Talk
 * 10) Capturing Your Audience at Once
 * 11) How to Close a Talk
 * 12) How to Make your Meaning Clear
 * 13) How to Be Impressive and Convincing
 * 14) How to Interest your Audience
 * 15) How to Get Action
 * 16) Improving your Diction

Appendices

 * Acres of Diamond by Russell Conwell
 * A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard
 * As a Man Thinketh by James Allen