The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie: A Book Review

Dale Carnegie's 'The Art of Public Speaking' is a guidebook aimed at helping individuals build confidence and conquer the natural fear associated with the public speaking. Within its pages, readers will discover a wealth of practical tips and remarkable speeches. However, some of these speeches may appear disconnected if readers lack prior knowledge of their context.

Having previously enjoyed Carnegie's notable works such as 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' and 'How to Stop Worrying and Start Living,' my expectations were set exceptionally high. Perhaps due to this, 'The Art of Public Speaking' fell slightly short of delivering the same level of satisfaction. There's no doubt that Carnegie is a credible authority to tackle such a subject, given that even Warren Buffett is said to have taken his public speaking course.

Personal reading experiences may vary, but for me, completing this book felt like a bit of a drag. Nevertheless, it's remarkable that many of the book's principles remain relevant in today's world, even though it was originally published in 1915.

Discrimination

Currently I am reading the book called "Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist" by Roger Lowenstein. I've completed reading about 13% of the book and the book is really interesting up to this point. The book digs into the personal life of Warren Buffett. It is delightful to read the childhood activities of the Genius. There is a part in the book where at the young age, Buffett falls in for a girl, Susie. But Susie was dating some other guy at that time. In the evenings, Buffett would visit her house and spent time with her parents playing ukelele. The guy with whom Susie was dating was not invited to her house because her parents did not like the fact that the guy was a Jew. This is interesting. We think that the discrimination between people in the name of caste, religion, social status etc. exist only in the underdeveloped countries. But this part of the book shows that human beings are same all over the world. Normally, all the people have discriminatory mind.