The age of soundbites and video blogs has also changed the requirements for a good speech: sentences are shorter, conventions are looser, and the language is more direct, emotional, and even humorous. Speakers today are allowed to take more liberties—especially in a professional context. However, there is one thing they still cannot do: bore the audience. This guide demonstrates how to make a speech more engaging, witty, and dynamic. It introduces the common forms of speeches today, such as welcome speeches, informative speeches, persuasive speeches, keynotes, and celebratory speeches. The technical aspects can also be crucial: handling the manuscript, microphone, flipchart, laptop, and projector, body language and voice, managing interruptions, distractions, and technical glitches, what helps with stage fright, and what to consider in advance. Nöllke presents everything in a simple, vivid, and humorous way.