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Jerry Weissman, corporate presentation coach and best-selling author, teaches public speakers to give irresistible presentations. • •Jerry Weissman teaches beginners to capture an audience using techniques he shows powerful Fortune 500 CEOs. •70% of people have strong anxiety about public speaking, but 83% of executives believe public speaking skills are key to career growth. (Indiana Univ.,2003;Business Communication Quarterly,58(4),51-56.) •More than 30 million presentations are given a day.(Business World 3/03).