In this book, Noah Mangwarara shares on his journey in public speaking, coming from a shy background with great fear of standing before an audience to a fearless speaker, captivating audiences of difference sizes and composition. Noah believes that the fear of public speaking can be conquered if one give time to mastering the art. Through the use of examples from great speakers, each point is driven home with expertise. Through mastery of public speaking, the audience can be fascinated and moved to do great things. When the principles shared in the book are effectively applied, the resultant effect is that of the audience assuming that the speaker was born speaking. The author however argues that there is no one born holding a microphone.

Public speaking is feared by many people to the extent that it has been said, for many people, given an option between giving a eulogy at a funeral or being in the coffin, they would rather be in the coffin. A story is told of how during the first century of the Christian Faith, Emperor Nero in Rome killed Christians by throwing them in the lion’s den. When one Christian fellow was thrown into the lion’s den, he quickly went to each lion’s ear and whispered something. Interestingly, all the lions then looked at this man without attacking him, to the utmost shock of those who had thrown him. When the Christian guy was asked as to what he told the lions that they chose not to eat him, he responded; “I told each of the lions that the one who was going to attack me first would have to give a public speech.” That saved his day as none of the lions wanted to be the first one to give a speech out of fear of public speaking. This story is on the extreme end but the truth is that many people do everything they can to avoid speaking in public, not realizing that the mastery of public speaking carry within it great opportunities that can propel one to greatness.

The benefits of being able to speak in public are massive to the extent that everyone has an obligation to learn this important skill. It is not something that we are born with but we all have the potential to learn ad become master presenters on any platform. If you give yourself to it, there is no doubt of what you can achieve as a speaker. Success in any endeavor is predictable, in as much as failure is also predictable. The onus lies with you to choose to be a successful speaker by following and applying the nuggets as shared in this book. Anyone, regardless of their background, can enroll in this lifelong school of learning how to speak effectively. Many have been there and they are a living testimony of how the fear of public speaking can be conquered and the art thereof mastered. The next on line to master this very important skill is yourself.

You can come up with powerful presentations that people will remember. It is within every person’s capacity to frame a story and give a successful talk, which turns out to be a miracle in another person’s life as they see the world around them in a totally different way.

The much desired Aha moment that every speaker desires of their audience is achievable with people shifting their perspectives in a meaningful way. Many have walked the journey and you equally have the capacity of making it in a big way in the field of public speaking.

The real magic and mastery of public speaking lies in the process. The process lacks the fanfare of the panorama but it is what happens behind the scenes that is more valuable than anything else. There is not a single speaker who is made on the stage of presentation.