Earlier this year, I attended the Dale Carnegie course. In case you’re not familiar, Dale Carnegie was the author of the bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People. He began teaching this course in 1912, and it’s been gradually refined since then. It’s all about getting along with other people, managing stress, and working with enthusiasm. There are typically 10-30 attendees. It’s usually about 12 3 hour sessions spread over 12 weeks. It consists of group exercises, reading, and speaking.
I’d thought about attending for some time. Last year I saw a list of former attendees and that cinched it for me. Scott Adams was recommending it, and I learned that Warren Buffett also recommended it. There are many more Carnegie graduates that I admire, and I knew if I learned this stuff it would put me in good company.
I began looking for reviews of the course so I would know what to expect. I couldn’t find anything, so I decided to write a summary each week so I could report on the experience. Stay tuned here for those reviews.