In this book, THE NITTY-GRITTY OF GIVING TALKS, Will Chambers does what you will scarcely, if ever, see in a book on public speaking. He allows you to “look over his shoulder” as he prepares a complete, full-length address.

He has designed this book as a work-along-with project that will guide readers step by step in preparing a speech, so they can concentrate on the part(s) of the process where they need help most. And the outline can be used time and again, until readers become familiar with the process.

For each part of a talk (subject, introduction, proposition, body, and conclusion) he, first, shares the guidelines for that part of speeches and, then, shows you how you can put these guidelines to work. A chapter at a time, as he explains part by part, you actually see the whole address materialize.

You can believe it! By the end of the book you have before you a complete, model speech. Its manuscript also demonstrates how a speech is set up for delivery.

In the meantime, he includes a chapter that shows, rather than tells, how literary devices, such as figures of speech, examples, poetry, transitions, etc., are part of the speaker’s toolbox for spice up their messages and making them memorable.

His ending chapters cover guidelines for editing, polishing, practicing, and delivering speeches, and for dealing with unexpected things coming up. This book also has for your help a glossary, appendices, and a bibliography.

Chambers gained a wealth of speaking experience as a Christian minister and teacher. His believes that, If you can talk to individuals, you can also talk to groups, based on the fact that most anxiety about speaking in public comes from not having a mastery of the craft. Thus, here, he provides a detailed overview of the process sharing know-how guidelines with a can-do attitude to help anyone overcome any fear of speaking. And this book is both concise and easy to read.