

18. Tongue-Tied
At a school assembly, 16-year-old Simon Day discovers an acute fear of public speaking. Faced with a crowd of expectant faces, panic begins to set in. Soon, Simon finds that words fail him at almost every turn, threatening his career, relationships and, ultimately, his happiness. Matthew Syed follows Simon’s journey…
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