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戴尔·卡耐基（1888.11.24—1955.11.1），美国著名演讲家、作家，公共演说与个性发展心理学领域先驱。他于1888年11月24日出生于密苏里一个贫穷农民家庭，上高中和大学期间就积极加入辩论俱乐部。师范学院毕业后，他在内布拉斯加当过推销员，到纽约当过演员，后成为美国青年基督教协会的一名讲师，讲授公共演说课程，从此成为成人教育运动的积极推动者和主导者。他的畅销书《如何赢得友谊与影响他人》（中译名《人性的弱点》）英文版销量高达1500多万册，被译成许多语种出版。他的著作之所以如此受到读者欢迎，在于书中讲述的故事真实，说理性强，阐明的法则简洁而具有普适性。他有两句著名的格言：“相信你成功，你就能成功”、“学会喜爱、尊敬与欣赏他人”。他的另两本书《如何克服忧虑开启新的人生》（中译名《人性的优点》）和《如何充满自信地进行公共演说》（中译名《沟通的艺术》）一直是全球自我教育与成人训练的范本。1955年11月，戴尔·卡耐基于纽约森林山庄去世，结束了他平凡而伟大的一生，给世人留下了无尽的人生宝藏。