Below are ten additional books I can highly recommend; three of them I have recommended before. PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKING The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo. Since I began this website in 2005, I've talked about the presentation style of Steve Jobs ad nauseam (for example: here , here , here , here , here , and many more). I met Scott Berkun in Sweden this year and spent some time with him in Denmark discussing public speaking and what it takes to be an effective

Even more important, the organizers of many speaking opportunities and conferences are looking for great storytellers when they book speakers. The good news: Some of the best venues for public speaking are not only creating opportunities to speak, but sharing the results so you can learn and practice online. Here are three of my favorites you can add to your practice arsenal: TED.com , the website of the famous TED Can you tell a great personal story? It's one of the most effective ways to get--and hold--your audience's attention.

One of my favorite talks at the last Seattle Ignite was Jason Preston ’s talk called “Goodbye Tolstoy: how to say anything in 140 characters”.  He does so many things right in his ignite talk, and did it with such confidence, I interviewed him for his take on public speaking - which is below: What about public speaking is fun or enjoyable for you? SB: It seemed like you had fun giving your presentation? JP: So many things about public speaking are fun for me.