Face the Fear, Chicken Soup Author Uses New Research to Motivate, Help Those with Public Speaking Fears

Rochester, Michigan – December 24, 2007 – The fear of public speaking is a common anxiety, striking 41 percent of people in all walks of life. Combining the latest in anxiety research with savvy business practices, Face the Fear: Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety has been updated and re-released with bonus material to help people with their anxiety.

“The book is written for people who don't want to know everything that has ever been written on anxiety, but instead want to immediately understand how to offset the issue for them,” Dr. Todd Thomas, author and president of IMPACT Consulting and Development said. “Several sections of this edition have been rewritten to provide a focus on application for the reader.”

Face the Fear is for both the general audience and business community. The bonus section shows readers how to create business briefings, combining the knowledge they obtain from the book with a step-by-step, simple process for creating an outstanding presentation. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, testimonies and stories in the book are from real people who have studied public speaking with Dr. Thomas.

Dr. Todd Thomas is a speaker, author, trainer, coach, and president of IMPACT Consulting and Development, LLC. He has provided seminars and presentations in over 20 countries. He is a member of the National Speakers Association, the International Federation of Speakers and the Les Brown Platinum Speakers Network. He is also co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons for Leaders with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen to be released in the spring of 2009. The International Consortium recently recognized Todd as one of the most innovative speakers and trainers of our time.

In the re-release of Face the Fear: Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety, motivational speaker Dr. Todd Thomas offers insight and techniques on banishing public speaking fears. The book also contains bonus material on producing outstanding presentations. Face the Fear is available for $14.95 at www.impactsuccess.com and other online retailers.

Contact:
Rachel van Rossum
Phone: (248) 996-7043
email: rachel@impactsuccess.com
www.impactsuccess.com

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