TakeYou Should Be! Here's Why: Speaking Opportunities are Business Opportunities. Speaking Opportunities are Career Opportunities. Speaking Opportunities are Leadership Opportunities. People who Take and Make Speaking Opportunities: Grow their businesses. Advance their careers. Increase their leadership Read More
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Get UNCOMFORTABLE and. . .
UN Learn Something! For many folks, trying something we haven't done before is Uncomfortable. Delivering a presentation in front of an audience positively fits into that Uncomfortable zone for a multitude of people. Who wants to be Uncomfortable? Not most of us. I suggest we embrace getting out of our comfort zone Read More
The Fear of Public Speaking! – The What Ifs?
What The Fear of Public Speaking holds many people back, personally and professionally. My last Post discussed the Whys? of the Fear of Public Speaking. The other big reason we have that Fear is because of the What Ifs? What If? What If The audience doesn't like me? What If I was talking too quickly? What Read More
The Fear of Public Speaking! – WHY?
f Why Not? Think about it for a moment. Most of our conversations are one-on-one. Many of those are on the phone where we don't even have a face to look at while we're talking. Much of our communication these days is via email and texting. It's natural then to feel Uncomfortable when standing in front of a group Read More
Speakers: Instructions For Your Audience Are. . .
W Wouldn't It Be Nice If. . . Before your presentation, your Audience had specific instructions and training on how to be a Good Audience? An audience can make or break a presentation. A good, enthusiastic group gives the speaker responses and energy that lead to a better presentation. Audiences with individuals Read More
The Fear of Public Speaking – KSDK Interviews. . .
K Me! http://youtu.be/c2HfQ0F9Hj4 St. Louis (KSDK) - It could be a wedding toast or a class assignment in high school or college. Most of us get anxious when we're asked to talk to an audience. It's the number one phobia, called glossophobia. When it comes to talking the talk, many people would rather get a root Read More
Speakers, There’s NO App for That!
AP You Gotta Do It Yourself!. . .and You Should Want To! There's NO App to download that will make you a Great Speaker and lessen the Fear of Public Speaking. Because of the Fear of Public Speaking, many in leadership positions pass on taking and making Speaking Opportunities and delegate the task to others. That's Read More
Remember: NonVerbal Communication Trumps. . .
Verb Verbal Communication Have you ever watched a Professional Mime? They speak no words, but communicate very well, don't they! If they were to use their voice, their NonVerbal Communication: eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture, and body movements, would outweigh their spoken words. Our NonVerbal Read More
Speakers: Brand Yourself with – “No Sweat!”
Brand Yourself! "If it's Sunday, it's Meet the Press."Speakers This is how David Gregory, the moderator of the the longest-running television series in American broadcasting, signs off each Sunday morning. Tim Russert, the previous host, and all hosts before him, signed off with the same words. It's part of this Read More
“No One Here Gives Presentations.”
NOReally? I've sometimes heard this from executives, business owners, and other professionals. It's all about how you define the word "Presentations," isn't it? Here are some questions for them: Does anyone ever talk to a prospect? Does anyone ever talk to a client? Do you have salespeople? Does anyone Read More