Chapter 2 of the book focuses on speakers building their confidence through applying various methods before and during a speech. The author brings up points that people with speech anxiety, like me, may have not considered confidence boosters before. One of the first ways that the book mentions to boost your confidence in public speaking is to come well dressed. I thought about this point and realized that coming well dressed to a speech would be a confidence booster because a speaker would come to present the speech looking professional, therefore changing the way an audience might view the speaker. Being well dressed would also allow an audience to take the speaker more seriously and help them focus on what the speaker has to say.
Another great point that was addressed was "make no apologies or excuses" during your speech, and I agree with this. I try my best to complete my speeches without interrupting myself with apologizing. This point is valid because some audience members may not have caught your mistake, therefore when one apologizes it may just distract the audience from your speech.
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