As I am a member of Toastmasters, I have always tried my best to inspire my audience with my speeches. Tending to run out of ideas and even inspiration myself, I was glad I found this book...
When I first saw this book, I was unfamiliar with the author, but "Foreword by Zig Ziglar" caught my attention.
Once I started the first page, there was no putting it down. I devoured it in less than 2 hours.
But I came back to the book again and again.
The tips range from overcoming nervousness, to improving your credibility, to catching attention in the first 3 minutes and all the way to closing effectively.
The fact that this book also comes with many areas to jot down notes and my own points really made this a good read.
I recommend it, as a Toastmaster, it is good and useful reading....
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
10 Things I Took Away from "Developing the Leader within you" by John C. Maxwell
Developing the Leader Within You
1. Leadership is Influence, ie the ability to obtain followers..
2. The Pareto Principle in action - 20% of your priorities will give 80% of production
3. Thomas Macauley said (on Integrity), "The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he would never be found out".
4. Max Depree said (on Positive Change), "Remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are".
5. Solve task-problems quickly, people problems will take longer.
6. Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I decide to react to it...I choose the attitude
7. People do what people see.... so I better be a good role model
8. God's gift to me is my potential, my gift back to God is what I do with the potential
9. We cannot travel without until we first travel within...
10. Team development...those closest to the leader determines the leader's success
Sneak Peek - There are 5 Levels of Leadership....the higher you seek to climb, the better leader you will become.
1. Leadership is Influence, ie the ability to obtain followers..
2. The Pareto Principle in action - 20% of your priorities will give 80% of production
3. Thomas Macauley said (on Integrity), "The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he would never be found out".
4. Max Depree said (on Positive Change), "Remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are".
5. Solve task-problems quickly, people problems will take longer.
6. Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I decide to react to it...I choose the attitude
7. People do what people see.... so I better be a good role model
8. God's gift to me is my potential, my gift back to God is what I do with the potential
9. We cannot travel without until we first travel within...
10. Team development...those closest to the leader determines the leader's success
Sneak Peek - There are 5 Levels of Leadership....the higher you seek to climb, the better leader you will become.
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