Recommended Resources

Note: We update our recommendations frequently.

Please visit our individual websites for the most up-to-date lists.

Craig Valentines Recommendations

www.CraigValentine.com

Note: Many of these books deal more with influence and sales rather than public
speaking. However to be an effective public speaker, you will need to know how to sell
your ideas.
How to Develop Self-Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking
Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Stephen R. Covey
The Psychology of Persuasion: How to Persuade Others to Your Way of Thinking
Kevin Hogan
The Spellbinders Gift
Og Mandino
The Toastmasters International Guide to Successful Speaking
Jeff Slutsky and Michael Aun
Soft Selling in a Hard World: Plain Talk on the Art of Persuasion
Jerry Vass

Metaphorically Selling
Anne Miller
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
James N. Frey.
The Nuts and Bolts of Public Speaking: Practical Tools for Powerful Presentations
Craig Valentine

Recommended Resources
Note: We update our recommendations frequently.
Please visit our individual websites for the most up-to-date lists.

David Brookss Recommendations

www.DavidBrooksTexas.com

Quotations/Anecdotes

Simpson's Contemporary Quotations

James B. Simpson, editor
Words of Wisdom
William Safire and Leonard Safir
A Treasury of Humorous Quotations
Prochnow and Prochnow Jr.
The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain and
The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln
Alex Ayres, editor
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Justin Kaplan, editor
Language and Grammar
The Miracle of Language and Anguished English
Richard Lederer
Dos, Donts and Maybes of the English Language
Theodore M. Bernstein

Strictly Speaking
Edwin Newman
Speaking and Speechwriting
The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters
Dr. Brad McRae and David Brooks
The Sir Winston Method and
Speak Like Churchill; Stand Like Lincoln
James C. Humes
You Are the Message
Roger Ailes
Inspire Any Audience
Tony Jeary
The Articulate Executive
Granville N. Toogood
How to Present Like a Pro
Lani Arredondo
I Can See You Naked and Say It in Six
Ron Hoff
Hook em
Ken Matejka and Diane Ramos

Recommended Resources
Note: We update our recommendations frequently.
Please visit our individual websites for the most up-to-date lists.

Jim Keys Recommendations

www.JimKey.com

Not

necessarily speaking-related

How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie
The Psychology of Persuasion: How to Persuade Others to Your Way of Thinking
Kevin Hogan
Inspiring Others to Win
Robert B. Sommer
Leadership
Rudolph W. Giuliani
Contagious Success
Caroline Joy Adams
The Right Words at the Right Time
Marlo Thomas and friends
Whale Done!
Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard
Somewhat speaking-related

Stand-Up Comedy: The Book

Judy Carter
The Power to Write
Caroline Joy Adams
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Justin Kaplan, editor
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Elizabeth Knowles, editor
Inspire Any Audience
Tony Jeary
1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking
Michael Hodgin
Twelve Secrets of a Great Voice
Michael W. Hall
The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters
Dr. Brad McRae and David Brooks

Recommended Resources
Note: We update our recommendations frequently.
Please visit our individual websites for the most up-to-date lists.

Mark Browns Recommendations

www.MarkBrownSpeaks.com
Note: Because most of my presentations are to teens, many of these books deal with
youth issues rather than public speaking.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Stephen R. Covey
The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters
David Brooks and Dr. Brad McRae
10,000 Jokes Toasts & Stories
Edited by Lewis & Faye Copeland
Writing Great Speeches
Alan Perlman
The Epidemic
Robert Shaw, MD
The Misfits
James Howe
The Wounded Spirit
Frank Peretti
Hoot
Carl Hiaasen

The Readers Digest Magazine

See the monthly feature Word Power for an improved vocabulary

Recommended Resources
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Darren LaCroixs Recommendations

www.humor411.com
How to earn money as a professional speaker:
SET: Get Paid to Speak by Next Week
http://www.humor411.com/books/get_paid_to_speak.html
BOOK: Money Talks by Alan Weiss
http://www.humor411.com/books/books.html
How to get more laughs:
SET: Laff Pack
http://www.humor411.com/books/specials.html
BOOK: Stand-up Comedy the Book by Judy Carter
http://www.humor411.com/books/books.html
BOOK: Laugh & Get Rich
http://www.humor411.com/books/books.html
DVD: Just for Laffs
http://www.humor411.com/books/dvd.html
BOOK: Dont Let the Funny Stuff Get Away by Jeanne Robertson
How to speak better:
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My free articles:
http://www.humor411.com/darren/articles_by.html
SET: Ultimate Presenters Pack
http://www.humor411.com/books/cds.html
BOOK: The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters by David Brooks
http://www.davidbrookstexas.com/products.htm
DVD: The Path to Powerful Presentations
http://www.humor411.com/books/dvd.html
DVD: Magic Moments 1 & 2 with David Brooks
http://www.davidbrookstexas.com/products.htm
AUDIO: Speaking Secrets of the Champions
http://www.humor411.com/books/cds.html
AUDIO: Speak Like a Champion
http://www.humor411.com/books/cds.html
DVD: World Champion Contest Speeches
www.billspro.com
Resources for motivation:
BOOK: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
BOOK: The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall
BOOK: The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz, Ph.D.
BOOK: The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield
BOOK: The Unlimited Power of Selling by Moine Lloyd
BOOK: Youll See it When you Believe It by Dr. Wayne Dyer
AUDIO: The Science of Self Confidence by Brian Tracy
SET: Personal Power by Tony Robbins
Miscellaneous resources:

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For business cards, postcards, etc
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Audio & Video Duplicating:
http://flowmotioninc.com/
For product production, replication, and packaging
I use Edward Albert, 888-818-flow x 101
http://www.greatteleseminars.com/
To hold tele-seminars for free
Instant Audio (Audio Post Cards & web site buttons)
http://instantaudio.com/?x=259676&r=
Royalty Free Music (small fee)
www.musicbakery.com
Merchant Account:
http://www.profcs.com/app/?pr=33&id=26088%20%A0
Shopping Cart:
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http://www.instantvideogenerator.com/
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