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Two hours into a long-distance phone call, in a raspy but clear whisper, from the other side of the Atlantic, a dear friend asks if I am at all afraid of speaking in public… Obviously the question was meant to help relieve a fear in her… but, as unconsciously as I blurt out the words, the memory of an awfully frightened young girl with trembling hands, sweaty palms and a nervous eye-twitch invades my hippocampus. This kid, once forced to give speeches in front of auditoriums