Speaking With Confidence Author:Wanda Vassallo If your experience is typical, it's likely your throat tightens, your mouth dries up, and your knees turn to jelly when you face the prospect of speaking in public. However, one of the facts of life today is that both job-related demands and involvement in the community and church activities are routinely placing people in situations where they ... more »are called upon to address others - usually as individuals who know more about their subject than the audience they are addressing.« less