Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Public Speaking Skills For Dummies
Alyson Connolly · 2018
60/100
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Alyson Connolly's background in theater voice and performance anxiety gives this some real depth on the nerves side of speaking. But the one reader review I found called parts of it common sense, and that tracks with how broad 'For Dummies' books tend to run.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety78
Substance / usefulness60
Craft & writing66
Originality46
Evidence & accuracy63
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit72
Human-eye read55
Penny’s verdict60
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