Monthly Archives: April 2020

From personal experience, here are a few aspects that contributed to my fear of public speaking: • I didn’t want to sound like an idiot in front of other people. • I convinced myself that I would forget everything I’d have to say once I got in front of my audience. Today I love speaking in front...

Create a core talk that reinforces your specialty and practice it. Then, come up with a compelling title for your speech. Remember, your presentation isn't a sales pitch; it's a way to showcase your expertise. So, provide great, practical information that is helpful to your listeners. Make the same speech in lengths of 30 minutes,...

As the old adage goes, "More people are scared of speaking in public than are afraid of dying!" If you're one of those people, don't worry, with these ten tips you'll soon have them eating out of your hand, giving you a standing ovation and demanding an encore! Its true - standing up...

Many people associate a panic attack and public speaking. They usually have had an anxiety-producing public speaking experience. They may test that past memory of public speaking again, but often the same anxiety reaction results. People who have to speak publicly on a frequent basis and suffer from panic attacks are always searching for...

Dry mouth, fast heart, sweaty palms, blank mind - yeah I’ve been there! It’s easy to fear public speaking. But I was never just content with overcoming fear. I wanted to be a great speaker. What I needed was a way of calming down and applying simple techniques and strategies to talk like a...

 ”There are two types of speakers; those that are nervous and those that are liars.” Mark TwainMost of us put public speaking at the top of our list of things to avoid. Then along comes that promotion or new opportunity, and with it, new responsibilities. Among them: communicating, powerfully and effectively in public. Before...

Everyone loves to laugh, and we all know that humor can be a fantastic ice-breaker and rapport-builder. It can also, however, have us fall flat on our faces. How then to most effectively use the powerful tool that is humor to add to a speech and not take away from it? That is the...