Giving your first public speech is no easy feat. Fear of speaking in public (glossophobia) afflicts millions of people worldwide. In many professions having a certain amount of public speaking is expected.
Here are a few tips that will help you give your first public speech and ace it!
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Read MoreNo other skill will help you advance in your career, champion your cause, elevate your social standing or grow your business more than public speaking. Here are three things you can start doing that will help you grow your business every time you speak – online and live in the room.
Read MoreThere has never been a better time to launch your motivational speaking business or start speaking and running events online to promote your coaching, training or consulting business. The world is changing so much, so quickly, people are looking for guidance and the stakes are so high they are willing to pay for your expertise.
Read MoreThe education system does not prepare us for the challenges life presents. In fact it teaches us a very backward set of expectations. At school we all sat through weeks, months or even years of lessons. Then we sat a test – to find out if we had learned the lesson. In life, however, it happens the other way around.
Read MoreI’ve spent the last two years asking hundreds of people what they dislike or find difficult about Public Speaking and Presenting – this is what they told me…
Read MoreFor many of the people who attend my one-day and three-day speaking courses, one of the most challenging exercises, if not the most challenging exercise, is not one that involves standing up and speaking. You see, it’s not their speaking that is the problem, it is their writing. If you struggle with preparing and delivering talks and presentations, it may well be you have started trying to write your script before you have finished the important job of thinking about what you want to say.
Read MoreIs there actually any difference between public speaking and presenting?
In reality there often is, with presenting seen as simply the sharing of information whereas public speaking is expected to entertain, influence and inspire its audience. But, don’t you think the world would be a better place if every business presentation also entertained, influenced and inspired everyone in the room?
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