0Consistently, the Fear of Public Speaking is listed as one of the most common fears people have. Many are held back from reaching their potential by this fear. Lessen the Fear of Public Speaking Assume the ‘SUPER HERO’ stance. Think Superman / Wonder Woman Stand erect with legs slightly apart. Place your Read More
Elevator Speech
Seven Reasons WHY People Have a Fear of Public Speaking
0The Fear of Public Speaking is consistently listed as one of the most common fears people have. It holds many back from reaching their potential. Let’s look at WHY so many have this fear. 1. Why Not! Think about it. Most of our conversations are one-on-one. Many are done on our phones where we don’t see the person we are Read More
VIDEO Allows YOU to See and Hear Yourself as. . .
0Others See and Hear You! Knowing you want to improve your public speaking and presentation skills, I suggest taking a video of yourself practicing or delivering a presentation. Then view it critically. Video is Powerful! You may think you’re doing something lousy or really good, but seeing and hearing will allow you Read More
The Debates: It’s Not Just What They Say. . .
0NonVerbal Communication Rules! Transcript Fred Miller, “NO SWEAT Public Speaking!” We have more debates coming up before the election. Listen to those debates, but also watch them. We talked about this before: Nonverbal communication, like gestures, trumps verbal. Let’s look back at a few debates. 1992 Senior Read More
More Debates Coming. Watch and Listen!
0 Transcript Fred Miller, “NO SWEAT Public Speaking!” More debates are coming, and debates can determine the outcome of the election. The first televised debate was Kennedy - Nixon. This is kind of interesting; black and white television. It was in September. The election was in November. Look how things have Read More
Written Post + Audio Post + Video Post =
oBetter Writing and Better Speaking! Transcript Would you like to be better speaker? Here's one of the best tips I could ever give. Write! That's correct, write! Blog regularly. And after you written a blog post, record the audio of it. I put mine into an iTunes Podcast Channel. Now, I got to tell you, it was a Read More
Watch the Candidates!
o Transcript Fred Miller, “NO SWEAT Public Speaking!” Do you want to improve your public speaking? Well, now’s the time to observe the good and the bad. Watch those debates! Watch the interviews with the candidates! Oh my gosh! The reason Trump is “trumping” everyone - the guy is natural, He is not scripted. He Read More
The Political Season Is a Great. . .
0Time to Observe Public Speaking and Presentation Skills. Although the election date isn’t until November 8, 2016, campaigning has already begun! The debates have started. Candidate interviews, formal and informal, are taking place multiple times daily. Both parties, special interest groups, and individuals are Read More
Speaker Suggestion: Develop a. . .
0Signature Presentation! “Speaking Opportunities are Business, Career, and Leadership Opportunities!” That is my mantra and no one ever challenges it. Why would they! People perceive really good speakers as Experts. We like to work with Experts. Experts can command more money for their products and Read More
Practice Makes. . .
o Perfect! Really? If only that were true! What if the material, and delivery you are practicing, isn’t correct? Practicing that over and over won’t result in you presenting a great talk. How about: “Perfect Practice will lead to a perfect presentation.” Good luck with that, also! The quote on the topic of practicing I Read More