Public  Speaking  Success The  20-­‐Minute  Book  That  Will  Teach  Absolutely Anyone  How  to  Become  a  Great  Public  Speaker. TJ  Walker This  book  is  designed  for  busy  professionals  who  don’t  have  more  than  20 minutes  to  spend  reading  a  public  speaking  book. (Note:  for  the  purposes  of  this  book,  I  use  the  terms  “speech,”  “presentation,” and  “talk”  interchangeably.  I  am  referring  to  anytime  you  have  to  prepare something  to  say  for  more  than  one  person,  typically  in  a  business  situation.  This can  refer  to  so-­‐called  formal  or  informal  presentations  within  your  own organization  or  to  those  outside  your  organization). You  may  not  like  public  speaking.  You  might  think  you  are  bad,  boring  or  just below  average  as  a  speaker.  It’s  not  your  fault.  Chances  are,  you  were  never taught  how  to  be  a  good  public  speaker,  or  you  were  taught  the  wrong  things  (like visualizing  your  audience  naked—yuck!) I  am  here  to  tell  you  that  anyone  can  become  a  highly  effective  speaker,  and  I mean  anyone.  Learning  to  be  an  effective  speaker  is  not  like  learning  to  be  a scratch  golfer  or  world-­‐class  violinist—those  are  really  hard  achievements  and require  special  talents. Whether  you  have  below-­‐average  intelligence  (not  a  typo!)  or  above,  I  guarantee you  that  you  can  become  a  great  public  speaker  by  following  the  2