CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - April 7, 2008) - It is no secret that many people list public speaking as the thing they fear the most. To help alleviate the stress and anxiety surrounding effective communication, Chicago-based SureSpeak has introduced an innovative online video platform where users improve their conversations and presentations. With SureSpeak, anyone who needs to make the perfect speech, from the executive presenting to the board to the best man honoring a lifelong friend, has a place where they can practice and perfect their communication skills.

Through its interactive, web-based video platform, SureSpeak users record, review, share and critique their practice sessions anytime and anywhere.

"Public speaking is like any skill, it takes practice to become a pro," said Darren Schwartz, founder and CEO of SureSpeak. "SureSpeak provides a user-friendly, private environment that makes practice fun and convenient. With our technology, training content and support resources, SureSpeak users will soon be presenting their ideas more clearly and with greater impact."

With unlimited video recording and full-screen, HD-quality playback, SureSpeak's powerful technology and instructional courses can help users enhance and perfect anything from the perfunctory sales pitch to what used to be the dreaded wedding toast.

SureSpeak also offers the ability to invite others to share feedback on recorded presentations. Those invited to review a presentation might be a colleague reviewing the flow of a sales presentation, a parent counseling their daughter on how to nail a job interview, or a speech language pathologist helping a patient overcome an impediment.

In addition, SureSpeak has a fast-growing collection of expert-created instructional content, which currently includes practice courses on accent reduction, speech therapy, job interviewing and how to give a toast. Further, using SureSpeak's intuitive scoring system, reviewers are able to share their comments and record numerical rankings for different categories, such as body language, tone of voice, presentation content and sincerity.

"Ninety-three percent of communication is through body language and tone of voice, but few people practice these critical skills. The ability for speakers to see and hear themselves in a private practice environment is what makes SureSpeak so powerful for speech and presentation training," added Schwartz, a longtime corporate trainer.

For the next 30 days, the site's complete range of functionality and practice content will be available to individual users at no cost. Following this launch period, users will be able to select from various free or low-cost subscription levels.

Future enhancements to the SureSpeak platform include inviting experts in speech and communications to post their own courses, community-generated training content and the ability for speakers to allow any registered user to watch, comment on and rate their videos.

About SureSpeak

SureSpeak is a provider of webcam-based speech and communication training and technology for individuals and corporations. Through its website, www.SureSpeak.com, the company empowers users to better their lives through improved communication.

Speech language pathologist Lindsay Rubin uses SureSpeak: http://www.surespeak.com/studies/speech_therapy/