You’re standing in front of a room full of people. The spotlight is on you. The crowd is waiting in pin-drop silence to hear what you are about to say. Your heart is pounding. You begin sweating. You’ve never felt so paralyzed with nerves and anxiety —this moment, here, when you are faced with the prospect of public speaking. Do you think you are the only one who feels this way? Guess again. Not everyone has natural public speaking skills, but it is something everyone can learn and master by practicing the right techniques. The answer is through a lot of hard work, countless practice sessions, plenty of experience, and having the right techniques up their sleeves. In other words, everything that you are about to discover throughout this book! Feeling at ease on stage is not an impossible dream if you long for it badly enough and put your mind to it. You will become a powerful, emotional public speaker full of confidence, communication skills, ability to persuade with charisma; audiences are not likely to forget you anytime soon. Here's just a fraction of what you'll discover: