Scott Berkun is a full-time professional writer and speaker. In this book, Confessions of A Public Speaker (affiliate link), Scott does an excellent job of delivering solid advice to the aspiring speaker based on his collective years of experience. Funny, witty and informational, this is a “Must Read” in my opinion.

See, public speaking is one of my passions. I have three events coming up this month and I spoke at three events in February. I spoke at a total of approximately 23 events last year (17 of which were paid). Scott undoubtedly has done many more, so it’s nice to hear stories and lessons based on someone else’s experience. In business and in life after all, I believe that you learn from your own experience and the experience of others. That being said, here’s what I’d like to do…

Enter the Contest:
I have two copies of Confessions of A Public Speaker. At first, I wanted to keep both (hehe). But alas, I won’t. I’d like to give one away to another passionate and aspiring speaker. To enter, simply do the following:

• Leave a comment sharing a story about one of your recent speaking experiences and challenges (What went wrong? Were you nervous?) and how did you deal with the situation.

Contest closes on Friday, March 5, 6:00pm PST. If you know of someone who might enjoy this, please Tweet it and/or share the link to this post with them.