It is not unusual for someone to come to see me because they will be giving a wedding speech shortly.

The ‘Easy Speaking’ programme is a unique 30-day programme.  At the end of it, you will approach public speaking with more comfort and ease to the point where you will be able to embody the characteristics and qualities of the kind of speaker you wish to be.

The short answer to that is a resounding ‘no’, in fact some claim that those deemed introverts are more likely to excel at public speaking. 

One of my hobbies is performance storytelling. It gives me great pleasure to take a myth, fable or short story and present it in my own way.

It's OK to have a few nerves when you're speaking in front of an audience, the kind of ones you get because you want to do a good job, that little bit of adrenaline that gives you some momentum