Speakin in Public

Speaking in Public
The goal is a speech that leaves both speaker and listeners feeling energized, encouraged, and, perhaps, motivated for future action. As Jeff Scott Cook says in his book

The ability to speak confidently and well is a talent universally admired and envied. But it is more than just a novelty, like juggling. The ability to hold an audience -- to be heard by those who matter -- is a crucial skill at any age.... [G]athering the courage to speak and the skill to do it well, we flex the mightiest muscle of civilization. Speaking up on what matters can be the proudest (and possibly the most important) moment of one's life....