I spent two years asking hundreds of people what they found difficult about Public Speaking and Presenting - this podcast is all about what they told me and I will show you how to overcome those difficulties. If you have a fear or anxiety over public speaking, or if you struggle to structure or write your talk and if you want to influence your audience to take action or decide to buy - this is the podcast for you! Always friendly, to the point with no waffle or padding - this is Public Speaking and Presenting made easy.
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I’ve coached and trained hundreds of speakers over the last two years and seen hundreds more speak in businesses, clubs and conferences. I’m often asked for my top tips to become a better speaker so here are the top 3 mistakes speakers make – and how you can avoid them.
Read MoreIn this weeks episode I’ll show you how as a speaker you can change the way the audience sees the world - and special guest Charlie Whyman talks about how to grow your business and we get distracted and nerdy about podcasting.
Read MoreA good introduction gives us a theme or meta-narrative we can keep returning to through our talk and it provides a sense of completeness and connectedness – and this helps make our case all the more compelling.
This week I look at the Art of the Introduction and our special guest Caroline Cavanagh talks anxiety.
Read MoreLife imitates art far more than art imitates life, said Oscar Wilde. And we saw the truth of this played out in another great British cultural icon – the Great British Bake-off when the opening skit for the new season saw Matt Lucas playing Boris Johnson telling the nation to stay in, go out – return to work, stay at home… And true to form, less than a month after telling the nation to return to work, Boris was telling the nation to work from home if they can as the second wave gathered momentum.
Whether we like it or loath it – for those who can – working from home is here to stay.
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. Warren Buffet said the easiest way to add 50% to your market value is to learn to stand up and speak – and he’s a guy who knows a thing or two about market values!
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 - With special guest Kim-Adele Platts.
Read MoreLaughter might be the best medicine, but like all medicines, when taken at the wrong time or in the wrong dose – it can be fatal. As a speaker there is nothing quite so painful as an attempt at humour that goes down like a lead balloon. Here are my tip tips how to use and not abuse humour
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 MoreMax Planck said – when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
And today I want you to change the way you look at your audience
Here are the top 3 lies we tell ourselves about the audience that undermine our confidence
They are judging me
I’m boring
They don’t agree with me
Today on Public Speaking and Presenting Made Easy we are going to demolish those lies. Pay attention speaker – it’s time to change your perspective.
Read MoreA sure fire way for you to lose your audience’s attention is to speak too quickly. You know your topic, you have thought about your ideas for days, perhaps weeks. You are familiar with the logic of your argument and you have felt the passion and enthusiasm for some time. All this can result in you speeding through your presentation because you are so familiar with it. Speaker – you need to slow down!
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Read MoreOne of the most stressful parts of the wedding day for many families is the traditional speeches at the wedding reception. For the best man, the father of the bride, the groom and perhaps the bride herself – the day can be over shadowed by anxiety about standing up and speaking in front of the crowd. Today I want to share 6 easy steps that will help you create and deliver the perfect wedding speech. I’ll use the best mans speech as an example, but these steps apply to all kinds of speeches – not just weddings!
Get help with your wedding speech -
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Read MoreWhether you are a speaker, blogger, trainer or coach – the most powerful tool in your arsenal is the stories you tell.
Picking a good story helps you connect with your audience and helps your audience connect with the ideas you are selling – facts tell but stories sell.
Read MoreWhen we change our perception – through training or experience – the things that used to scare us don’t scare us any more.
Read MoreThe things that surround us become our ‘normal’ very quickly – for better or for worse.
The films we watch, the books we read, the social media influencers we follow – they all shape our thinking and colour our thoughts and emotions – for better or for worse.
I had an interesting experience last week when I was sat in our back garden – all of a sudden, a loud buzzing noise filled the air...
Read MorePublic Speaking and Presenting Made Easy – episode 3 – where we talk about the 1000 voices challenge and what you need to do in order to make it as a paid motivational speaker
Read MoreWhether it is full on fear or simply stress or an anxious worry – no one likes to be stressed.
If you have to speak for your business or at a social occasion you want to enjoy the experience as much as the audience does.
This episode I’m going to give you 7 tips to help you relax, refocus and re-evaluate your approach to public speaking and presenting – so that you see it as a valuable and useful tool to help you meet your goals, grow your business and advance your career. I’ve also created a special free video resource for you that teaches a calming breathing exercise: www.malmesburyspeakers.com/breathe
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…
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