It's a stubborn myth that public speakers are born, not made.

While we assume climbing the corporate ladder or being in the public eye takes hard work ,we cling to the notion that communication abilities come without effort, springing from the lucky few naturally.

Both Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, widely regarded as 'natural' born communicators, worked continually to hone their 'natural' skills. Clinton worked with speech coaches throughout his presidency. Ronald Reagan famously said he couldn