About the BookScared Speakless captures the essence of fear of public speaking from the perspective of one who has conquered that fear and has become a world class public speaker. The author opens a window to her life and allows the reader to share her road from debilitating silence to confident expression. Scheherazade uses her life experiences, conveyed through captivating stories and anecdotes, to bring to the forefront some of the misconceptions and fears associated with public speaking and to share some realistic options for confronting unreasonable fears and replacing them with actionable strategies and techniques for making public speaking a less daunting undertaking. About the AuthorScheherazade Perkins is a writer, speaker, trainer, team builder, and professional business consultant. Scheherazade has developed and facilitated thousands of workshops, teambuilding sessions, retreats, and interactive presentations for organizations across the United States and abroad, on topics such as leadership effectiveness, change management, organizational culture, and power communications. A world-class speaker, Scheherazade brings WOW factor, through her action-packed games and teaching strategies, to captivated audiences of all ages, disciplines, and industry sectors. Scheherazade brings 40 years of business and management experience, through her work with companies ranging from fortune 100s to start-up dot.com. She has worked as a chemist, metallurgist, systems engineer/manager, HR/OD professional, business owner, community leader, college professor, consultant, and team developer. Her academic background includes a degree in business administration, a master's degree in curriculum and instruction, and doctoral candidacy in leadership and organizational change.Her company specializes in developing leadership skills for teens and young adults. It emphasizes mastery of communication skills in high-pressured situations such as job interviews, loan application meetings, as well as encounters involving conflict and anger management. Their annual "Make Your Message Count" teen conferences draw hundreds of teens to Waco, Texas each year."