Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Mastering Public Speaking
George L. Grice · 2001
74/100
👍 Worth It
Grice and Skinner built something durable here — dedicating full chapters to ethics and communication anxiety was ahead of its time and still relevant. Ten-plus editions of classroom adoption is a hard signal to argue with. The 2001 edition is the limiting factor: digital communication, social media, and virtual presenting are simply absent. Recommend a more recent edition if you can find it; this older version still instructs well on fundamentals.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance75
craft76
originality72
accuracy72
hype68
age-fit78
human-eye72
Penny’s verdict74
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