Speak, Fear Not: A Guide to Coping with the Fear of Public Speaking provides a path to managing speaking anxiety. It traces the origin of the fear of public speaking to where the fear interferes with thinking. When the thinking process freezes due to fear, the body responds in strange ways. It becomes critical to understand what is happening in the mind for the body to confuse the speaker.
Further, the book shares the learners' experiences. Quotes depict what learners think and encourage others to keep trying to overcome the fear of public speaking. The learner's perspective helps others appreciate that many people struggle with public speaking. There is nothing amiss about the fear of public speaking. It is the way you manage the discomfort that shapes you into an effective public speaker.
This guide thus provides strategies to manage the fear of speaking in public. The guide emphasizes the importance of preparation to avert embarrassment from sloppy presentations. That makes practice indispensable to building courage needed to face an audience before, during, and after a speech.
