5 best books to help master public speaking and communications


5 best books to help master public speaking and communication

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The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking by Dale Carnegie

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Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo

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Resonate by Nancy Duarte

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Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun

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Crucial Conversations by Joseph Grenny and others

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