Public speaking is one of the most dreaded activities one experiences. According to psychologists, it rests just below death on the anxiety scale But why? What is it about public speaking that provokes such angst? Even though we are hard-wired as humans to fear (our reptilian brain), fear of public speaking is irrational There is no danger to our lives. We will not die, yet we react as if we would. After years of withdrawing into shyness and isolation, the author overcame her own fear by facing it square on, and in the process has discovered the steps that brought her from a fearful to fearless and confident public speaker. Now you, too, can learn the tips and techniques that are so valuable, not only with public speaking, but with life itself.