Glenys Kinnock faced a problem when speaking in public - she lacked self-confidence and has had to work to overcome her fears. This lack of confidence meant that she didn't believe that she could speak about issues she felt strongly about.

 "It's fearing that the words wouldn't be there or that I wouldn't articulate ideas properly. But what I've found is that, if you do feel strongly about something, and if you do lack that confidence, then it is important to prepare and don't be afraid to say that you feel like that. There's an American feminist, called Gloria Steinem, and I always remember that everytime when she was going do something that she was afraid of doing, she used to say to herself you will not die. So I still find myself saying that, whatever I feel like, I'll still be alive at the end of it, and if it's not perfect, so what, you can have another go another time."