Are you ready to become a better speaker and overcome your fear of public speaking?

Have you experienced stage fright?

For anyone listening to this book, as much as public speaking may challenge you, you likely don’t have much of a problem with normal speaking in interactions at work, school, and in your social life. You may not be a perfect conversationalist, but you don’t break into a cold sweat just thinking about talking with coworkers, other students, or friends at a café.

Furthermore, you have probably encountered fear and dealt with it successfully many times. You are likely to have had a lot of practice conquering fear. Fear, in the guise of worry and concern, happens frequently as we go through life. We encounter new people in new situations that challenge us regularly. But when fear, concern, or worry confront us, we handle it.

It may not always be easy, but we get past the fear because we need to do what we need to do to provide for our families, reach our educational goals, and make an impact on our communities. The fear may be strong, at first, but it does not hold us back. We can see through the fear to what is important to us.

Public speaking is different. Our speaking skills, which are reasonably present in everyday life, deteriorate when faced with a microphone and a crowd, and our hard-won ability to deal with fear-inducing situations evaporates in front of an audience. Our speaking abilities shrink, and fear grows from manageable to overwhelming. This painful combination of events makes us either avoid public speaking completely or creates a miserable experience when we do speak.

This book will show you how to:

• Become a better speaker
• Build your confidence so you can do better presentations
• Control, cope, and overcome your fears on stage
• Write a better speech
• Influence your audience
• And much more!