Penny, The Review Group's reviewer Penny for Your ThoughtsThe Review Group
Finance ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook

Communication and the Art of Persuasion

Jim Rohn Β· 2025
πŸŽ™ Narrated by Jim Rohn (self-narrated recorded speech)
60/100
πŸ‘Ž Skip It

This is really a single recorded Rohn speech more than a full book, so while his philosophy on genuinely connecting with people and reading a room still holds up, the depth just isn't there compared to a proper full-length title. Some of the sales-era references feel dated for anyone working in email or social-first communication today. Rohn's own cadenced, folksy delivery is the real draw here and is worth hearing even if the content itself is thin.

✦ Penny’s Take β€” this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read β€” not a page-by-page personal one. The gold βœ“ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.

β–Ά Listen to a sample

πŸŽ™ Narration: good Rohn's own recorded speech, his signature cadenced motivational-speaker voice β€” a hallmark of the appeal, though it's a talk, not a produced audiobook read.

As an Amazon Associate and Audible affiliate, Penny earns from qualifying purchases. This never affects the verdict β€” see our affiliate disclosure.
Show the math
Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing65
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy60
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit80
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict60
Cross-pollinate