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		<title>Public Speaking Fears?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Thomas Smith</dc:creator>
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		I love to write and I love to speak so what better way to kill some free time than to write a book about public speaking?  I just finished it and got the site up yesterday.
If you have ever watched someone get up in front of a crowd and speak so confidantly and thought &#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>I love to write and I love to speak so what better way to kill some free time than to write a book about public speaking?  I just finished it and got the site up yesterday.</p>
<p>If you have ever watched someone get up in front of a crowd and speak so confidantly and thought &#8220;I wish I could do that.&#8221; then I suggest you check this book out.  I used to be so shy that I wouldn&#8217;t even get in front of a group of my two best friends.  I stressed out over this for years and finally decided to get out there and do it.   Since then I have won numerous awards for my speeches and have used my skills to honor loved ones in different settings.   It&#8217;s a fantastic feeling to have that confidence.</p>
<p>Before the book was released it was reviewed by others for critique.  It has already changed the way people view public speaking and proves that it is not as scary as society has perceived it.</p>
<p>To check out the book and be one of the first people with it click <a title="Conquer Your Speaking Fears" href="http://www.conqueryourspeakingfears.com" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Mike</p>
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