La parole est un sport de combat
Public speaking is an asset that is often neglected. How can you develop your skill in that field?
Author(s): Bertrand Périer
Publisher: JC Lattès
Date of publication: 2017
Manageris opinion
[Speaking is a combat sport]
Why is public speaking so little taught at school? Yet it is essential to succeed in our professional and personal lives, even in our romantic one, Bertrand Périer notes. This lawyer tries to fill this gap by teaching public speaking at Sciences Po and HEC. In this essay, he shares the techniques of great speakers with the reader. How can you manage your stress and your emotions? How can you become aware of the mute?yet decisive?communication given by your face, your posture and your gestures? How can you structure a convincing and memorable speech? These are the questions addressed by Bertrand Périer, who refers to the verbal jousts that he attended?or participated in. He demonstrates how to better prepare our speeches and reinforce our capabilities through practice. Thus, he suggests exercises at the end of each chapter. A work to reinforce our technical competencies and reaffirm our self-confidence. A pleasant book to read, given how the author communicates his enthusiasm and makes us confident that it is possible. So, tomorrow, shall we all be eloquent speakers?
