Speak with No Fear: Go from a Nervous, Nauseated, and Sweaty Speaker to an Excited, Energized, and Passionate Presenter

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Last update: 12-13-2024

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Do you HATE public speaking? Are you TERRIFIED to stand in front of people? When you think of speaking, do you get nervous, anxious, even sweaty? You don’t have to be afraid any longer.

It can seem like everyone is a gifted speak when you watch TED talks or compare yourself to skilled co-workers giving presentations. Don't get caught up in comparison. Instead, take action to improve YOUR ability and to overcome your fear.

If you struggle when you speak, then you are not alone. Public speaking is the number one fear in America.

Millions of people are terrified at the prospect of going up on stage and addressing a crowd even more than they’re afraid of death. And yet, it’s an unavoidable experience if you want to succeed in this world.

Maybe it’s a business presentation for your career path, a speech in school, or a toast at your best friend’s wedding. Fear of speaking grips you. But it doesn’t have to. Not anymore.

This book can help you. You will learn seven strategies you can begin today. These strategies will give you a new perspective. This book will prepare you and give you actions to practice. As you implement these strategies, your fear will begin to fade.

Full of relatable anecdotes, executable tips, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this book promises to teach you seven proven strategies to help you find your inner presenter. Don’t wait any longer. Today is the day you take charge of your anxiety, calm your nerves, and - most importantly - speak with no fear.

Traci

Be Yourself

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024

Best advice from this book was to smile and be myself, that is what many of us forget. It puts the audience at ease and makes everything better. Lots of good advice in this book. I found it very helpful.

Lauren Smith

Not just another public speaking book

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2019

As an author of a public speaking book and an avid reader of anything related to mastering the art of public speaking, I've been through my fair share of public speaking books that just rehash the same old concepts that have been around since man has been speaking. Not only will the information be vanilla but the delivery will be boring and unengaging. You’ll wonder how you’ll ever get through the book when you’re struggling to get through the first few pages.

But then there’s Mike Acker. You can tell he’s a great speaker just by how he delivers the material he wants to get across to the reader (his audience). He expertly interweaves stories and analogies that make the book enjoyable to read at a level that you actually forget you’re learning something. Great speakers do that very same thing on stage. Their focus is fully on the audience to make sure the people who have granted their time and attention toward the speaker receives the best experience.

Great speakers care about their audience and the audience can feel it.

Mike cares about his readers in that same way to make sure you have the best experience going through his book. He knows if you take what he’s teaching to heart, he can change your life.

However, even Mike doesn’t expect you to finish the book and magically become a fearless public speaker. Mike has laid out actionable steps you need to take to put what you are learning into practice to truly benefit from what he is teaching.

Don’t skip the steps! If you don’t take the steps, if you don’t take action—nothing changes.

Since you’re reading this review, that most likely means you’re considering getting the book which also tells me you want something in your life to change. I assure you, if you put into action the steps in this book, your life will never be the same (in a great way!).

It will be worth every penny. It will be worth every minute you put into the book.

There will be no time wasted here.

Buy the book.

Great advice on public speaking with a personal touch

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022

"Speak With No Fear" is a well-researched and properly presented guide on improving pubic speaking. The books prepares you for giving speeches, and provides helpful tactics and strategies for overcoming fear and performing at your best. One of my favorite aspects of the book is the personal bond created by the author, as he shares various personal stories throughout the book and makes clear, that he truly cares. Very insightful was also the focus on the "present moment" which definitely helps with giving speeches in front of crowds. I think, the book works best for people who are really afraid of public speaking and are preparing for first speeches. If you belong to this group of people, you will learn a lot from the book. For experienced speakers that are some gems as well. Two last words from the book: Breathe. Smile.

Natasha Encarnacion

Excellent Guidance

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who has a fear of public speaking. Mike Acker combines guidance with storytelling to help make the 7 strategies of Speaking with No Fear come to life. I could visualize myself in the scenarios and know that practicing and implementing the strategies will greatly improve my speaking ability.

C. J. Jenkins

Thorough Coverage of the Topic

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2020

As Jerry Seinfeld put it, the average person at a funeral would rather be the one in the casket than the one delivering the eulogy. The fear of public speaking is that visceral for us. So this topic, Speak with No Fear, is an important one for many people. It's also a complex topic. As a hypnotherapist, I'm very aware of how public speaking raises ALL the basic fears--fear of rejection, fear of humiliation, fear of being ridiculed. And all of this in public, for anyone to see. In addition to being complex, the fear of public speaking is also individual. There is no one approach that solves the problem for everyone.

For me, the best part of Mike Acker's book is that he provides seven strategies to choose from rather than trying to force-fit everyone into one model. These strategies range from the psychological to the spiritual to the practical and together cover all the syndromes I've encountered in my practice. The other element of this book I appreciate is the "Action" section that is part of each strategy. In other words, this isn't just an academic think-piece; it is a workbook for conquering fear.

This book is focused on fear of public speaking but several of the strategies are more widely applicable. And a couple strategies are good, practical advice on how to write and deliver a powerful speech. For example, "You Be You" is sound advice for anyone. "Speak to One" is imperative for all speakers. So the book is not narrow in scope but rather broad enough to cover the topic thoroughly and usefully.

rachael larsen

Easy Read but Boring

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2023

Easy to follow but you have to get through a lot of the authors anecdotal story telling.

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