Think on Your Feet: The Art of Thinking and Speaking Under Pressure (Spectrum Book)

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Think on Your Feet: The Art of Thinking and Speaking Under Pressure (Spectrum Book)
by Kenneth Wydro
from Prentice Hall

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Much More Than I Expected
  The reason I got this book was illustrated in the first sentence. All of us have been called upon, on a moment's notice, to speak on a topic without preparation. I got much more than I expected. This book is one of those that will have to be read 2 times or more to fully digest the important topics. Expect to be challenged and maybe a little overwhelmed as the author delves deeply into what is going on in our "background thoughts". While there are a lot of abstract points, Wydro comes through with some very... more info

• This book is really GOOD.
  I normally do not take the time to review the books I read. But when I saw this book reprinted for sale, I felt obliged to inform peolpe who are searching to speak up in public, expressing themselves naturally and enjoying it in the process, to urge them to read this book.
  At some point in my search to speak out well I found this book. I never since needed any book nor any class. I hope the same to you.
  Benny HEINZE, physician and lawyer.

• Stand On Your Head
  In a Monty Python parody of a children's TV show the host explains that, "To play a flute, you blow in one end and run your fingers down the side." In essence, that actually is exactly how to play the flute. "Think On Your Feet" by Ken Wydro suffers a bit from this same tendency to oversimplify the complex and hope nobody notices.
  That said, TOYF is a cut above most self-help books of its ilk which appear to have been written by unjustifiably overconfident shoe salesmen with a knack for bundling the... more info

• Amazing Book!
  Ken Wydro's "Think On Your Feet" will not only transform your speaking and conversation skills, but it will transform the way you think. Many public speaking help books will fill your mind with mechanical tips that everyone, I assume, should already be aware of...i.e., "put inflection into your voice to emphasize your point..." Duh!

  Wydro takes a much more top-down, holistic approach to speaking which emphasizes the attainment of an inner stillness (i.e. states of relaxation / self-confidence) as the REAL... more info

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