Fear of public speaking is often rated as #1 fear, ranking higher than “fear of death.” Some agree – or let’s say most people agree – which creates this whole aura of being somethin’ special if you have the courage to stand up in front of a crowd and speak.
Let’s face it, there are hundreds of thousands of us out there who love to speak in public. Toastmasters International members alone are more than 100,000 and many of them are great speakers, then there are all the speakers who volunteer their services for worthy causes… and many speakers who speak whenever they can, even though they might have nothing to say… and, let’s not forget the hundreds of thousands of speakers who do this for a living: workshop presenters, keynote speakers, seminar leaders, info-preneurs who sell from the stage…
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