ReadOasis Step 2

Sam took a deep breath. He looked at his audience, raised his hands, and started to speak. He began with a joke, but nobody laughed. He introduced himself. But some people just looked down and checked their phones. He told another joke. The response: silence. 
"This is not going well," Sam thought to himself. "What should I do?!" 
Sam's experience is common. We often fail to grab the attention of our listeners. And for giving a talk, fear of failure feels like a hea...