Deborah Shames Books

“Deborah walks you through the anxiety, terror and often debilitating fear of public speaking, while handing you the keys to break free and confidently share your authentic voice in a meaningful and memorable way! With practice, Out Front might even make speaking in public actually fun!”
– Demi Moore, actress

In Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers, Deborah Shames presents the unfortunate truth: Women will never reach their full potential if they avoid public speaking, copy their male counterparts or follow outdated techniques that do not value their perspective.

For women to lead, influence and make a difference on the global stage, they must overcome speaker anxiety and embrace their own voice. In Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers, Deborah shares her personal journey and provides readers with the skills to speak with confidence, precision and purpose.

By blending compelling anecdotes and performance techniques from a successful director, producer, speaker trainer and author, Out Front reads more like a novel than a business book. These practical skills have immediate application and are designed to enable women‑‑ at every stage of their careers to overcome speaker anxiety and embrace the power of their own experiences.

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    this is seriously one of the best books on public speaking for women (and in general)

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    A MUST READ! A BOOK TO BE SHARED!

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    Anyone with public speaking anxiety....
    must read.

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    This book is the magic key!

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    Pure GOLD!

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    Like Having A Speech Coach
    in Your Pocket

Briefly Speaking three-book boxed set
Multiple formats available
on Amazon

This Briefly Speaking 2024 Deluxe Boxed Set includes THREE books ($60 retail value) packed with hundreds of essential, proven communications tips. All are supported by fascinating research and case studies that drive home the concepts for effectively leveraging performance techniques with impression management and communications knowledge.

Book 1 - Prepare: Creatively Structure and Rehearse Your Content (5 x 7; 254 pages)
Book 2 - Present: Techniques from the Professionals’ Playbook (5 x 7; 248 pages)
Book 3 - Communicate: Make the Greatest Impact (5 x 7; 192 pages)

“This three-book set should be required reading for every professional.”
Jeff Wisotzkey, PhD, HCLD, CC, Chief Scientific Officer and executive