- Hardcover: 800 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd Revised edition edition (January 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0134965302
- ISBN-13: 978-0134965307
- Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 18.7 x 4.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,028,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Most people name public speaking as their greatest fear--it outranks even death for that coveted position. If you're like most, your knees turn to water at the prospect of standing before your fellows and giving a speech, but it needn't be that way. Preparation builds confidence, and confidence is all it takes to win over a crowd. The Speaker's Lifetime Library will help you prepare for any speech on any occasion with its four extensive sections: "The Speaker's Reference Guide," "Apt Comparisons," "The Day and Date Book," and "The Special Occasions Book." The first is a collection of more than 150 sets of definitions, quotations, aphorisms, anecdotes, and facts about subjects such as computers, motivation, and youth. ("If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon." --James Russell Lowell) "Apt Comparisons" lists metaphors, symbols, and opposites for almost 1,000 common words; it is followed with a long section detailing great events for each day of the year--even February 29, when the first Playboy Club opened in 1960! The large volume is topped off with speech ideas written for over 50 different occasions. Whether you're opening an art gallery or speaking at your sister's wedding, you'll find the Speaker's Lifetime Library invaluable in shaking the jitters and bringing down the house. --Rob Lightner
Book Description
Loaded with definitions, quotations, anecdotes, interesting facts, and memorable dates, this book has something for everyone. Stop wracking your brain for the right words and cross-checking every encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus you can find. With the Library you get four books in one: Speaker's Reference Guide - definitions, quotations, anonymous aphorisms, anecdotes, and facts on 150 different subjects from Accounting to Youth; Apt Comparisons - metaphors, symbols, synonyms, and antonyms for over 1,000 words; Day and Date Book - a day-by-day catalog of important holidays, birthdays, historical happenings, and more, complete with over 1,500 related openers; Special Occasion Book - short model speeches for 57 special occasions, from accepting an award or making an introduction to giving a eulogy or toasting a wedding.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
if you need to write a speech, this is NOT for you,
By Anthony "mrwhy" (San Gabriel Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Speaker Lifetime Library Revised (Hardcover)
I am an administrator at a Catholic school, and therefore am quite frequently called upon to write speeches. I needed a book that would give me a wide array of topics, ideas, quotes, and anecdotes for a variety of occasions and situations. This book does NOT do that. The quotes are not intersting, the factual information is dry, and the rest of the resources are not very useful. Considering the cost of the book, I am quite upset. Trust me when I say that this is not money well spent. If you need a resource to help you write interesting speeches, my advice would be to try one of the less pricier books.
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Speech Ideas to Last a Lifetime,
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This review is from: Speaker Lifetime Library Revised (Hardcover)
When I receive a speechwriting assignment, inevitably I consult this amazing guide. Contained in this one book are all the vital elements for a great speech.There are countless speech ideas, organized by occasion, date and topic contained in the books four major sections. The only speaker who does not need this book is the person who has never been at a loss for an idea. For the rest of us mere mortals, this guide contains more ideas than you will employ in several lifetimes.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Leader of the Pack of Speakers' Resource Books,
By A Customer
This review is from: Speaker Lifetime Library Revised (Hardcover)
You already know your subject but now you're stumped. You don't have a clue how to work into your speech the date, locale or you just need inspirational quips. This book has it all. Comparisons, dates, special occasions and all fully indexed. It doesn't take many words to say this is the essential book to own whether you are beginner or a pro
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