Corey OutSMARTs the Butterflies

By Greg Gazin

Corey is a happy young boy who loves to play and enjoy life. He can talk to his teachers and his friends, but when it comes to speaking in front of a group of people, like ‘Show and Share’ or ‘Show and Tell’ at school, he’s scared. His tummy hurts and he gets butterflies in his stomach. He’s afraid the kids will laugh and make fun of him, like last time. Little does he know, that today that will change. He will make a new friend who will help him discover his confidence and show him, with a little system that any child can easily learn, how to tell a story and overcome his fear so he can deliver his presentation and outsmart those butterflies.

The fear of public speaking is one of the top fears in the world. In fact Jerry Seinfeld once said that people fear pubic speaking more than death and so the man delivering the eulogy would rather be in the coffin.

For children, not having the ability to communicate with confidence in front of others can greatly hinder their ability to succeed in the future.

In a fun and entertaining and storytelling style, this book can show children of all ages a way that might help them alleviate those butterflies in their stomach, overcome that fear of ridicule earlier in the life which might just help them go a long way.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Greg Gazin
• Release date: Mar 12, 2014
• ISBN: 9781896737546

Greg Gazin

Greg Gazin is a self-professed serial entrepreneur. He is a Tech columnist, small business and technology speaker, an avid blogger, podcaster and now author. Greg, aka @GadgetGreg is also known as the “Gadget Guy” who helps consumers demystify technology and shows how it can be useful, practical and even fun. He’s penned over 3,500 articles and produces content for major media outlets, spoken at conferences and has appeared on a number of radio and TV programs.Greg is a Distinguished Toastmaster and Past District Governor. He credits Toastmasters for helping him get out from behind the keyboard to out in front of audiences. Toastmasters International (www. Toastmasters.org) helps individuals build confidence and improve their communication and leadership skills.

Book preview

Corey OutSMARTs the Butterflies

By Greg Gazin

Smashwords Edition

© Copyright 2014 by Greg Gazin

All rights reserved worldwide

Dedicated to my Dad

Credits, copyright and disclaimers

Corey OutSMARTs the Butterflies

Greg Gazin

© Copyright 2014 by Greg Gazin

All rights reserved worldwide

No part of this publication may be retained, copied, sold, rented or loaned, transmitted, reproduced, broadcast, performed or distributed in any such medium, or by any means, nor stored in any computer or distributed over any network without permission in writing from the publisher and/or author.

All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

This book is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Cover design & Illustrations: Kat Doell, www.phat-kat.com

Layout and design: Irene Gaudet, Vitrak Creative Service  www.vitrakcreative.com

License Notes

This Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment and education only. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

ISBN13: 978-1-896737-54-6

Smashwords Edition

DigitallySpeaking.ca Publications

4815 111A ST NW

Edmonton, AB CANADA T6H 3G4

[e-mail]

DigitallySpeaking.ca

Creative office: 1-780-424-1881

Acknowledgements

It’s amazing the kind of support one can get once you put it out there that you want to write a book.

Many thanks go out to Calvin Austrom, Elaine Baram, Bob Hooey, Robert Kallir, Bob Langston, Chris Molineux, Stephanie Staples, Shannon Vinter, Marla & Glynn Williams, Ernie Zelinski and many of my other friends and fellow Toastmasters of District 42 who have been there to provide me with guidance, support, feedback, encouragement and probably alerted me to a few typos.

To my good friend Kevin Achtzener, who continually