Toastmasters Secret: A Practical Guide to Become a Competent Communicator in Public Speaking Paperback – April 3, 2015

Even though this seems to be book for toastmasters, I actually bought this book to assist me with a college class. I am very shy at speaking. This book speaks about different areas when it comes to public speaking. It has a lot of tips and tells you a lot of things that should and shouldn't be done. I usually watch myself in the mirror while I speak so I am aware of certain, gestures, or eye movements, or anything else I wouldn't normally catch. There is a specific part which outlines the different distractions that one must look while practicing. This book has really helped me bring my speeches to life and my instructor has noticed my improvements. I am not one of the top students in her class and I owe most of that to reading this book.if you take the time to really read it.

What a splendid book for every student in writing speeches and speaking!Rama has a conversational, non-reproving tone which appeals to the readers and establishes an instant connection from the first page. He has an uncanny ability of making even the most mundane topics light hearted and funny which has made this book un-put-down-able. Most of his speech scripts are pure poetry and can be a text book reference of how speeches should be written and delivered. Writing speeches with a strong message in a light-hearted, self-deprecating style is his speciality and the reader/ audience is left to draw conclusions from his personal experiences.The highlights for me were as follows:1. The author's own beautifully crafted speeches which have an inherent artistry,2. His self-analysis of each speech,3. His valuable insights and experience in what’s in it for the audience and how to deliver it,4. Handy and often life-saving tips.This book is as much about giving speeches as it is about aiming for excellence in every aspect. It is about making the most of the Toatsmasters experience, about appreciating the manuals and respecting every word in it.There are valuable take-aways for novice as well as experienced speakers. As for me, even after completing my DTM I am confused about how much to practice for a speech. Sometimes I have strongly felt that practicing too hard results in the final performance being ‘plastic’ and other times I have experienced that more practice yields me more confidence. Rama’s concept of ‘muscle memory’ put this debate to a definite rest.

This book was useful to get tips on overcoming stage fright. The script from author also gave me idea on making my own script. I m going to deliver my 9th project in my 1 year at toastmasters. I m still nervous however I m determined to win. This book is worth reading project by project as you deliver your speeches.

I was looking for a kind of book that will help me to do public speaking. This book was suggested by my friend and it was actually very helpful. Reading this book gave me self confidence and techniques on how to become a good public speaker. The author of this book has deeply explained each of key points with clear examples. This really helps us to understand how to maintain a good body language and eye contacts with the audience throughout the speech. I really recommend this book to all who wants to develop presentation skills in our professional life and also who wants to become a good public speaker. It would be really helpful if i get to know when the next book is published.

This is a decent book. Holds a lot of good advise and great help for those wanting to be a better public speaker. It’s basically a walkthrough from a nervous first timer to a confident public speaker. This is made for Toastmasters, but can help anyone.I gave it four stars because there are some grammar issues in the book.

Useful for beginniners.

To study how toastmaster help people become successful public speaking in today world and why people want to join the club

Received in a timely manner.

I found this book sadly lacking. The 'scripts' seemed a little short for the expected length (for Toastmasters) but to be honest, there wasn't really any advise in this book, just the speeches and a bit of filler text. There is a lot of copy/paste trying to sell his other book, and the English is quite poor - I accept that English may not be his first language but as this is a book (which is down as £13), I would expect it to be checked by a proof reader. It also needed a good proof read as there are lots of mistakes in it.For the scripts which are included, I found them quite uninspiring so struggle to see how these could have won all the awards and accolades claimed, however these are, of course personal opinions and the delivery may have improved these, which you don't get from a dry read.Overall, this isn't really of any help for Toastmasters or for people wanting to be better communicators and was sadly disappointing.

Per una persona come me che non conosce le metodologie della comunicazione questo è un libro che ti apre la mente e ti fa capire come sia importante essere in grado di strutturare in modo interessante un discorso e che anche in questo settore è importante praticare ed è anche per questa ragione che rispondo a questa richiesta di recensione. Consiglio il libro vivamente anche perchè è breve e molto ben strutturato

I recently joined toastmasters club. I struggled write my icebreaker speech. But this book helped me lot and gave me idea to write my first speech. Good to have a book like this

This Book is very nicely written by Rama. Beauty of this book is model scripts which are very helpful in understanding the concept. One can easily relate it with their own story.

Good