Anyone familiar with Viv’s exquisite writing for The Pool (if not, get on that now because ALL the writing for The Pool is phenomenal) will know how acutely perceptive she is; how insightfully she unpacks popular culture and how intuitively she explores societal narrative. How To Own The Room is a perfect example of her natural ability to interrogate, analyse and understand human behaviour with humour and humility; instinctively spotting patterns and joining the dots, presenting a perspective and making observations that have relevance to and application in your own personal context.
Taking inspiration from some of the most powerful and relatable female orators out there, her examination of wildly diverse character types reflects a genuine acknowledgement that - as with most tips and techniques - one size simply just doesn’t fit all. Nor does it need to: the women she’s chosen are (or were) not public speakers by profession, but whose work requires them to hold their voice in some respect, and met with their own personal challenges, their own unique circumstances, they subsequently do so - they need to do so - in very, very different ways.
Tying up each chapter with a reflection, recap, personal observation and set of tangible action points that give you the tools to apply the approach used by her subject, she provides tips, case studies and guideline examples of use in practice that allow you to adopt, adapt, and implement it in a way that works for you.
And as it’s Viv, it’s a brilliant, engaging, honest, vulnerable, often damn funny read.
The appendix is the icing on the cake: do’s and don’ts, further reading and personally chosen resources to help you dive deeper into the things that have stuck (and if you - like me - have been going on about wanting to do a TED talk for forever but spent just as long making up excuses to justify why you can’t, this is the kick up the ass you need)...because if you want to speak, you need to create an opportunity to make it happen. Then go OWN THE DAMN ROOM. And once you've read the book, you'll not just be able to, you'll actually WANT TO.
Oh, and did I mention she’s just released a weekly podcast series (using a similar format: interviewing super interesting, awesome women who all own the room in very different ways - Nigella Lawson, Sam Baker, Yana Peel, Mary Portas... - and offering her personal reflections, observations and insights then tips and tricks to help you apply the techniques discussed and explored) to support the book? Viv, you're a legend.
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The kick up the a*** i needed!
This book came up in my list of suggested reading so I took a chance and ordered it last week. I've been reading a chapter or two a day and I literally finished it this morning!It's a fantastic book, funny, informative and inspiring - Viv uses a broad range of speakers and analyses their speaking style/content/delivery in a way where you can relate and empathise.It's also full of tips and exercises for you to do which will enhance your speaking style, whether it be a talk at work or an actual speaking career that you want to pursue.I work in the Fitness Industry, I present at events and I've spoken a few times.I ran an event recently called FINE (Fitness Instructors Networking Event) where I delivered two workshops, I criticized myself really badly over one of the talks I gave as I felt I really struggled with the delivery and it knocked my confidence.After reading this book, I realised that getting up and delivering those talks was a huge deal and that it's ok not to be perfect!My public speaking career is slowly gaining traction and I feel that I can really work on my existing talks and delivery as a result of reading this book!Thanks Viv, this really is a great book!
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- Daniela RankovicReviewed in Spain on 21 December 2023
You get more than you actually expected
- Leah JM DeanReviewed in the United States on 25 January 2020
A Must Read for Any Woman That Wants or Needs to Speak!
