It is easy to think that reading your notes will help you overcome your fear of public speaking – quite the opposite. Once you break eye contact with your audience, they will immediately disengage from you. Your goal is to look your audience in the eyes to communicate and convince them of what you need them to know or…
When you are invited to speak – Fear takes over. Oh no! How to overcome the fear? Write a good, no great speech! It takes time – it takes effort – but is worth it – why? Creating common ground with an audience is like clearing a pathway from their heart to yours. What does your audience care about?…
This article is reproduced with the kind permission of Scott Mautz – his link is below. We all face high-pressure situations; a big presentation or meeting, a huge sales call, an important performance or big game, a key investor pitch. Cognitive scientist Sian Leah Beilock set out to understand why we choke under pressure and what we can do to…
Does every speech need HUMOR – I would say YES. Humor connects us – it is the bridge that bonds us all in our foibles and humanity. We cannot be angry, defensive or sad when we are laughing – YES, humor helps. I am not suggesting you use a tired OLD JOKE that your audience has heard before and…
Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most successful standup comedians of all time. If you have a fear of public speaking OR want to be a better public speaker – Seinfeld knows the key. Seinfeld parlayed his ability to find hilarity in the seemingly mundane and trivial occurrences of everyday life into a wildly popular sitcom that ran for…
We all want to make MORE MONEY – be more noticed in our chosen field or hobby? Of course, we all do! Billionaire Warren Buffett: This is the ‘one easy way’ to increase your worth by ‘at least’ 50 percent Legendary investor and billionaire Warren Buffett (currently worth more than $86 billion) has a tip for young people: (I might humbly…
YOU are unique – so is your speaking style. Each public speaker’s style is as different as a fingerprint. People with a fear of public speaking think they need to be like someone else to have authority or gravitas. Nothing could be further from the truth. There is only one Tony Robbins or Jerry Seinfeld. Being a great public…
When facing the fear of public speaking, do these kinds of crazy thoughts go through your mind? “Will I look stupid?” “What if I forget?” “Do these pants make me look fat?” The list goes on and on – we all have our own negative self talk. What if there was a way YOUR BODY could help control your…
If you are new to public speaking, nothing can trigger your fears like an audience member or members that are not onboard with your topic or message. It is up to you to find out beforehand how your audience feels about your subject – all comes under the PREPARATION phase of your talk. If, for example, you are speaking…
Public speakers often get very confused with what to do with their hands and feet. Before you speak shake your body out – even if it is in the bathroom just before you have to be seated. RAISE YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD, DO THE SUPER HERO POSES to GET AS MUCH OXYGEN IN YOUR BODY AS POSSIBLE, Make…