Terrified of Public Speaking?

Your fear of public speaking could be sabotaging your career

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Those great ideas rattling around in your head are meaningless if you can’t clearly present them to the people who need to hear your voice and be convinced you have the information they need.

Imagine sitting in a meeting with twenty people. The group is discussing ideas to solve a major problem your company is encountering. The floor is open, and your team leader is asking for new ways to solve an old problem.

You know you have the idea that could make a difference, but you hesitate to talk because you are terrified of speaking in front of any sized group, even a group of your peers, so you say nothing letting others, more confident but maybe less talented, take the lead

The ability to express yourself, clearly and confidently, is one of the lost arts of business, and also life. We spend years developing our expertise, but then spend little time learning how to communicate what we know to people who need to hear us.

The need for powerful personal expression is not limited to a business setting. Writers who master public speaking can create careers as consultants and lecturers. Teachers who gain advanced speaking skills can change the outcome of many more lives than one who possess the…