Confidence
Public Speaking – An Everyday Act of Courage
“I need to be confident before I can speak!” As a presentation and public speaking coach, this simple statement is by far the most common reason people give for avoiding presentations or public speaking. And, on the face of it, it makes perfect sense, until you realise that confidence isn’t something that can be bought…
Read MorePublic Speaking Confidence and The Inverse Tardis Effect
I’ve wanted to write a new post about public speaking confidence for a while now, but I was struggling to find the right angle to take. Then, I happened to be talking to a friend about the TV series Dr Who when the idea for this post hit me. Read more…
Read MoreWhat If You Were More Confident Than You Thought?
Want to look and feel more confident? Most of the people who come on my presentation skills training courses suffer, to some degree or other, with a fear of public speaking and would dearly like to feel more confident. I know this because they tell me things like: “I get this tremor in my voice…
Read MoreHey Coward – Turn Your Fear of Public Speaking into Excitement!
You are probably reading this article because either you, or someone who you know has a fear of public speaking! No, I’m not a mind reader! The reason I can say this is with a high degree of certainty is because fear of speaking in public is extremely common.That’s probably why so many of my…
Read MoreSelf Confidence Building Exercise To Overcome A Fear of Public Speaking
If you believe that you are no good at public speaking, you are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy which will lead to anxiety and ultimately to embarrassment and failure. Instead, why not try these self-confidence building exercises and imagine yourself being at your very best.
Read MoreHow to be more confident – fire your fear of public speaking
If you have ever had an anxiety or panic attack at the thought of speaking in public, then you know how an emotional hijack feels. In this post, I’d like to share why it happens and how, by learning how to manage it, you can fire your fear of public speaking and become a more…
Read MoreSelf confidence is a choice – how to dismiss your demons
Public speaking can certainly be daunting. When faced with such an opportunity, it is tempting to concede to the words of our inner demons who tell us to say “I can’t” or “I won’t”, bit the truth is that self-confidence is a choice. Recently I had the pleasure of working with a group of young…
Read MoreHow to be More Confident – Develop Inverse Paranoia
Learning how to be more confident is the key that opens up a whole world of opportunities, but how do you do it? This post is the first in a series that will show you how. I’m starting with mindset because I believe it is one of the fundamental building blocks for confidence and…
Read MoreDont be afraid of spicing up your corporate presentations
Last night I was talking to a friend at my local Toastmasters public speaking club when he talked about his challenge to make his work presentations more engaging. It transpired that he had recently received feedback that his delivery at work was “a bit flat” when giving a corporate presentation. “I’d love to be able…
Read MoreTips for impromptu speaking – learn to trust yourself
I love it when readers leave comments and ask me to write about specific topics. Recently someone said, “Hey Gavin; your posts help me a lot, but I have a problem. I am awful at extemporizing when given a topic I don’t know anything about. It would be helpful if you wrote a post on it.” That’s…
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