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How to overcome fear of public speaking
You CAN learn how to overcome fear of public speaking Are you sick of seeing your apparently more confident colleagues get noticed because they can speak in public? Is your fear of embarrassing yourself in front of groups holding you back from becoming a better speaker? Would you secretly like to become a confident speaker…
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 MoreThe seven presentation tips used by persuasive presenters
Ace persuasive presenters are made not born. They have learned what it takes to conquer their fear of presenting, and now they love it! They have also learned how to create compelling speech content and how to present it in an engaging and persuasive way. In this post, I’d like to share some practical presentation…
Read MoreOvercoming Public Speaking Fear – Embrace Your Vulnerability
One of the most common reasons for public speaking nerves is our fear of making a mistake in front of others. Maybe we’ll dry up, or say something stupid or … In other words, we are scared to let others to see that we are anything less than perfect. Interestingly, some of the best…
Read MoreOlympic Lessons for Presenters Who Want to be the Best
The dust has settled on the London 2012 Olympics and the UK can get back to normal but are there any lessons for presenters from the 2012 Games? I could be negative and have a go at the professional BBC commentators who managed to entertain us with a vast selection of bloopers, contrived alliterations, uhms…
Read MoreCoaching Lessons From Strictly’s Darcy Bussell?
The new series of Strictly Come Dancing has launched here in the UK and I have to own up to being an avid fan! This year the series has a new judge in the shape of retired English ballerina Darcy Bussell and it was Darcy’s feedback on the show that prompted me to write…
Read MoreHow to Sound Natural When Delivering a Scripted Speech
Recently I came across a great post by fellow presentation skills trainer Cordelia Ditton. It covers the thorny topic of how to deliver a speech from a script. I loved Her step by step take on how to make the speech sound like it was yours and I thought you might find it useful too.…
Read MoreSpecial Occasion Speeches
Special Occasion Speeches Weddings Anniversaries Funerals Have you been asked to speak at a special occasion? Does the thought of it give you sleepless nights? Perhaps you could so with some help… It’s OK, you, like most people on the planet have a fear of public speaking but there is a solution… Perhaps its a…
Read MoreImpromptu Speaking Tips – Part 1
Delivering a prepared speech can be nerve-racking enough, the thought of being put on the spot to give a short speech without any preparation or advance warning can seem to some people like their worst nightmare. other people cope remarkably well with these situations so what can we learn from them? Well for a start…
Read MoreLearn to centre yourself for the perfect presentation
People are always asking me how I manage my nerves and come across as confident and fluent under almost any situation. Well I am not entirely sure but I believe that part of the answer lies in being able to quickly access a resourceful internal state. By state I mean the neurophysiological gestalt or felt…
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