From that first gasp of disbelief to how to take your seat when you’re done, this book guides you through each step of preparing and giving a report or speak in public. The author of this simple and clear handbook understands the agonies you feel when you have to stand up and say something and takes the mystery out of it. There are descriptions of different kinds of audiences, both in and out of school, advice on how to conceal stage fright, and chapters on preparing a speech from the introduction to the conclusion, including sources for quotations and statistics, and how to use posters, charts and other audio/visual aids. All are discussed in an informal style that turns what seems like a huge problem into a useful skill. And maybe you’ll even discover you enjoy it.