Speak! : Overcoming the Fear and Horror of Public Speaking

 “The best way to deliver a powerful message is to ‘be a good person skilled in speaking’ . . . And you can change the world with your words.”

—Joe Hart, CEO, Dale Carnegie & Associates

If the thought of speaking in public makes you anxious, you’re not alone. The good news is that you don’t need to suffer from stress when it’s your time to stand up in front of others. Being comfortable as a speaker requires recognizing that speaking is not about you, it’s about the audience. When we focus on the message the audience needs to hear, how it will be received by the audience, and we deliver it from the heart, the fear of public speaking disappears.

“What makes a powerful presentation is the experience the speaker gives to an audience. By being yourself and letting people see who you really are, you leave every audience with a unique gift, and that gift is you.”

—Ercell Charles, VP of Customer Transformation, Dale Carnegie & Associates

This book focuses on ways to unleash what we already have inside us: the ability to communicate our message through powerful, and even world-changing, presentations. Read this book and learn to conquer your fear of public speaking by:

• Focusing on the audience

• Delivering ideas convincingly

• Presenting a confident image

• Energizing an audience

• Effectively explaining difficult subjects

• Winning skeptics to your viewpoint

• Persuading a group to take action