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'Brevity is the soul of wit ... a miscellany of mottos and maxims' is all that and much more. Lots of quotations, of course, with plenty of commentary.In the foreword, you'll read this: 'Anyone claiming to identify the origin of quotations is entering a minefield. It's not something I would have the courage to do, but it needed to be done because the Internet has allowed the spread of so much misinformation about who said what ...'Quotations matter, because they sum up a great deal in very little. It's a book for dipping into. Keep it by the side of your bed. Or read it while your love object is watching Match of the Day. It has given me great pleasure. It will do the same for you.'And finally ...'Good things, when short, are twice as good.''Men's maxims reveal their characters.'You'll find those two, plus hundreds more, in these pages.

Dreading your wedding speech? ‘What should I say? What shouldn't I say?’ Here's the book that will help you master your nerves and wow your audience.The prospect of speaking in public terrifies most people and a wedding can double the stress. Why? Because it matters. It’s personal, it’s emotional, and expectations are high.Experienced speakers, and eminent performers in other fields, feel the fear too. But they know that the nerves are inevitable: to be welcomed and managed.Michael MacMahon has been speaking in public, and training and coaching speakers, for 40-odd years. In The Wedding Speech Handbook he has distilled his experience of the art and science of public speaking as applied to a wedding.This book combines the psychology and the practicalities: three strategies for managing the nerves, then lots of solid advice on drafting, remembering and delivering a great wedding speech. One that the audience will enjoy and that you’ll be proud of.