Date: 22nd October 2018

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Date: 22nd October 2018

"The only way to learn to write is to write and write and write and write and write and write and write and write"
"Elbert Hubbard"

 
Before jumping to my next point "Why this book?", I want to share with you a story that is mentioned in the book . "


Many people refuse to accept responsibility for the situation they are in. it reminds me of the story of Ole and Sven, who were coming over from Sweden many years ago on an old freighter. The freighter ran into a heavy storm in the North Atlantic.

Ole runs to Sven and says, "Sven, Sven, the ship, she's breaking up, she's going down."

Ole says, "What do we care ? it's not our ship".

Well, everything that happens in this company is your ship."


Why this book ?

- My instinct:

At first, I was reading general business book with no focus on a subject or specialty. Then I don't know if it's a skill that we acquire when we become aggressive, hungry readers, worrying about life ending before finishing the reading list. The skill of knowing exactly what we really need and has to develop and for me it was self-improvement (and what falls under, above and around it) and public speaking.

- Referring to the above quote of Mr. Hubbard, not only I want to write but also I want to speak. And the only way to do that is to write and speak as much as I can until I master that.

- Brian Tracy is one of the best speakers in America and I would easily say in the whole world. With every book I read for Mr. Tracy I learn many new skills and techniques and that is not the only good part about it. I started applying what I am learning and to be honest it is working very well for me, paying off for all the time and effort I am giving.


"First impressions are lasting, you never get a second chance to create a good first impression"
Anonymous


Book Reading Strategic Plan

Couple years ago, I started my reading journey focusing on business books. I was reading a book or two per year. Beginning f 2017, I changed my reading pattern and decided to put a plan, I named it "Book reading strategic plan - 2017", I prepared the list, bought the books and managed to read ten whole books which for me was a big achievement taking into consideration the complexity of my work and personal life challenges and responsibilities.

During 2017 journey, I was preparing and working on my 2018 onwards list of books and the list now has sixty six different books out of which more than ten has been read so far and another ten should be finished by the end of the year.

I was taking notes, pictures by mobile camera for pages that highly inspired, attracted, hit something inside me or made me feel that it can be reflected or applied in my work or personal life. Then, I decided to do what many had advised and recommended to do after reading a book:
- Try to summarize it in a page or two

- Share the lesson I personally learned from the book and post it on my website, so from now on expect a page or two (sometimes more) on every book I read.
It was page 16 that made me feel: yah, That's the one! No need to continue reading and the message you are looking for is found, it says:

"To learn the art of speaking, the only way to learn is to speak and speak and speak and speak and speak and speak and speak".

"Every master was once a disaster"
HarvEker


Personal implications and main lessons learned

1 Fully 90% of your success as a speaker will be determined by how well you plan your speech. Almost all top famous speakers largely focused and emphasized the point of preparation and planning as the key element in your success as a public speaker.
2

There are three components of any spoken message as per what Albert Mehrabian concluded:

- The words: constitutes 7% of your message
- The tone of voice: constitutes 38% of your message
- The speaker's body language: 55% of your message

This means that 93% of your message impact is conveyed through your vocal and visual communication.
3 There are 22 times as many nerves from the eye to the brain as for the ear to the brain.
4 Stage fright is normal: Stage fright is normal and natural. David Niven (British actor) after thousands of performances, he still threw up every single time before he went on stage.
5 All fears are learned: Children are born with no fears at all.
6 The list of 20 ways to start a speech.

 

 

 Your ability to speak in public to small or big groups is essential to your success. Speaking will help you gain more respect and esteem of others, become more valuable in your company and open new doors for you.