Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American educator, psychologist, and writer. Developed psychological courses on self-improvement, effective communication skills, speeches and others. His books remain popular to this day.

Biography

Dale Carnegie was born on Maryville Farm in Missouri. The family lived in great poverty, however, he was able to enter the State Teachers College in Warrensburg and get a good education. Practicing in oratory in student discussions, I unexpectedly discovered that I had found some ways of effective communication, which I set out in books that received the widest popularity.

Works

Among the works — essays, lectures, books:

• Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business, 1926, revised 1931
• Little Known Facts about Well Known People (with Lowell Thomas, 1934)
• «How to Win Friends and Influence People» (How to Win Friends and Influence People; 1936; more than 5 million copies were sold during the author’s lifetime)
• «How to Stop Worrying and Start Living» (How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, 1948)
• «How to Build Confidence and Influence People by Speaking in Public»
• «Six Ways to Win People»
• “Happiness depends on ourselves…”

references

• Dale Carnegie — Russian site
• Dale Carnegie
• Dale Carnegie Tips