Series ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts: Second Edition
Joanna Penn · 2019
🎙 Narrated by Joanna Penn (self-narrated)
74/100
👍 Worth It
Joanna Penn brings real credibility here — she's built an actual career on this, and it shows in how thoroughly she covers the mindset, craft, and business side of speaking for introverted authors. It's a smart pick if you're the type who dreads the stage but still wants to get paid to speak. Her own narration gives it a warm, mentor-like feel that suits the material well.
✦ Penny’s Take — 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 — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: good Author-narrated in Penn's own voice, giving it a personal, mentor-like feel consistent with her nonfiction brand.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness78
Craft & writing72
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy72
Hype vs delivers65
Age-fit85
Human-eye read75
Penny’s verdict74
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