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charlottesteggz 's review for:
How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking
by Viv Groskop
A book for those who would like to be able to speak (publicly) better.
It's really interactive; I was putting the book down to watch videos of the talks she was explaining while I was reading. Viv gives examples of a wide variety of women who have given different talks, and explains why that talk went well (and not so well in some cases!)
Halfway through the book I did a talk that I'd signed up for, using some of the information gained from Viv's advice. I'm keen to find my next speaking opportunity to try out the rest now.
My only critique is that it's a shame it's aimed just at women (even though she explains and defends this); now I've finished I'll be passing it on to a male friend who is in real need of her advice but would never have bought the book due to the name. Women do need more help than men statistically, but I wish we could just have books on stuff without it having to be gendered, and dressed in pink.
It's really interactive; I was putting the book down to watch videos of the talks she was explaining while I was reading. Viv gives examples of a wide variety of women who have given different talks, and explains why that talk went well (and not so well in some cases!)
Halfway through the book I did a talk that I'd signed up for, using some of the information gained from Viv's advice. I'm keen to find my next speaking opportunity to try out the rest now.
My only critique is that it's a shame it's aimed just at women (even though she explains and defends this); now I've finished I'll be passing it on to a male friend who is in real need of her advice but would never have bought the book due to the name. Women do need more help than men statistically, but I wish we could just have books on stuff without it having to be gendered, and dressed in pink.