Improving Your Public Speaking: &quot;Confessions of a Public Speaker&quot;http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/12/30/improving-your-public-speaking-confessions-of-a-public-speaker.aspxSpeaking is one of those activities where there is always something to tweak or improve. Whether you've just finished your first talk or your thousandth, after you're done I guarantee you'll look back and find at least a couple of things that you'll wishenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)re: Improving Your Public Speaking: "Confessions of a Public Speaker"http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/12/30/improving-your-public-speaking-confessions-of-a-public-speaker.aspx#20386Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:15:01 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:20386Mike Walsh<p>Perfect timing. Just bought it through the SQLBlog store to help prepare for my first Code Camp talk(s).</p> <p>Thanks for the tips and the book suggestion, Adam.</p> re: Improving Your Public Speaking: "Confessions of a Public Speaker"http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/12/30/improving-your-public-speaking-confessions-of-a-public-speaker.aspx#20392Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:59:06 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:20392Jon Crawford<p>wait - DON'T go out drinking the night before? </p> re: Improving Your Public Speaking: "Confessions of a Public Speaker"http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/12/30/improving-your-public-speaking-confessions-of-a-public-speaker.aspx#20411Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:08:51 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:20411John Sterrett<p>Thanks Adam for this review. &nbsp;You just convinced me as I just ordered the book. &nbsp;</p> <p>I just started doing public SQL Server and .NET presentations last year so I am sure this book will help.</p> re: Improving Your Public Speaking: "Confessions of a Public Speaker"http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/12/30/improving-your-public-speaking-confessions-of-a-public-speaker.aspx#20453Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:30:24 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:20453mark blakey<p>I found toastmasters quite helpful myself. Not so much oriented around conferance speaking but more general. Thanks for the book suggestion, will check it out</p> re: Improving Your Public Speaking: "Confessions of a Public Speaker"http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/12/30/improving-your-public-speaking-confessions-of-a-public-speaker.aspx#21015Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:58 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:21015NicheMaster<p>Thank you for that honest review, it was greatly appreciated!!</p>