Public Speaking: Liberating Your Promise provides students with a collection of carefully selected readings that not only helps them develop critical skills related to public speaking, but also fosters powerful self-discovery. Students learn how public speaking can help them reveal their true selves and connect with others in meaningful ways. The text addresses a variety of public speaking topics that will help students strengthen their technique and successfully deliver speeches centered on specific subjects for a specific purpose. Dedicated readings explore specialized speeches, building confidence and improving impact, managing the first impression, organizing one's thoughts, and persuasive and influential speaking. Throughout, students are encouraged and challenged to deeply connect with their ideas, beliefs, passions, and personal truths to effectively and competently speak to topics of the day. Developed to help students discover their unique voices, Public Speaking is an exemplary resource for courses in communication and public speaking. The text could also support college orientation or first-year courses or programs, as well as courses within any discipline that emphasize speechmaking or public speaking.

"Can you believe standing on a stage in front of hundreds of people has become my comfort zone? It could be yours!" Once upon a time, Esther Stanhope was just like you. She was shaky, red-faced and stumbling on stage. Now she speaks to audiences all over the world - and it's her mission to help you say goodbye to glossophobia too. This book is for you if you...; hate having all the eyes on you; would rather stick pins in your eyes than speak in public; think `Oh ****' in the Q&A after a presentation; need to be more visible to build your career and your business; dread the thought of introducing yourself round the table (creeping death); need confidence to do it and help NOW!