“Intended for professional speakers, preachers and others. Deals with the art itself, the types of talkers and their phrases, the value of an attractive voice, the avoidance of mannerisms and with general conversation.” -Publishers Weekly

You can be an effective speaker. You can train yourself to be a winning conversationalist, a successful sales professional, a good story teller, a pleasing public speaker, if you will learn the cardinal principles of effective speaking. These principles are presented simply and clearly in Talks on Talking by Grenville Kleiser. Nineteen chapters explaining every angle of the art of talking, with the help of which you can develop the ability to talk to win.

“Men and women who wish to be entertaining and effective conversationalists and public speakers will find helpful instruction in ‘Talks on Talking.” -The New York Times

“Intended not only for the general public interested in these matters, but for professional speakers, preachers, and others. Mr. Kleiser believes that the increasingly large number of persons who are obliged to talk as a consequence of social, business, or public activities will give this volume a place of its own among current publications. Correct speech he regards as of great importance to people of the several classes to whom he appeals.

While he does not lay down arbitrary rules to govern talking, he does insist that good conversation must be attended by naturalness, spontaneity, and sincerity. He believes his suggestions will contribute to a general elevation and improvement of the daily speech of all who read this book. There are in all nine chapter-titles. In these he deals with the art itself and the various types of talkers, the phrases they use, the value of an attractive voice, the avoidance of mannerisms, speaking in public, and general conversation. The work is attractively written and crowded with valuable suggestions.”