'Inspirational.' Mary Portas; 'Indispensable ... written with style and wit.' Mishal Husain Most books about public speaking don t tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don t tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don t tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don t tell you how to own the room. This book does. From the way Michelle Obama projects happy high status , and the power of J. s understated speaking style, to Virginia Woolf s leisurely pacing and Oprah Winfrey s mastery of inner conviction, what is it that our heroines do to make us sit up and listen - really listen - to their every word? And how can you achieve that impact in your own life? Here s how.