Built on the foundations of the Stand Up and Speak curriculum comes the BELIEVE eBook. Tactical ways to overcome the fear of public speaking.Lori-Ann Jakel, Co-Founder of Stand Up and Speak, started with a tiny seed of inspiration back in 2001 for helping those with the fear of public speaking overcome their fear. One student at a time, she created a program that distilled the essential elements of public speaking and effective communication, which became embedded in the acronym BELIEVE. After impacting thousands of students over the past 15 years, this small seed has grown into a towering oak with many branches positively affecting students and their families around the globe.In creating this Book, Stand Up and Speak hopes to impact the lives of those it wouldn’t normally reach. This Book will help the reader understand that the barriers to breaking through the fear of public speaking can be realized through a proven program and by focusing on simple elements that can be learned by anyone regardless of their starting point.