It’s Your Time to Shine: How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking, Develop Authentic Presence and Speak from Your Heart Sandra Zimmer’s New Book Read the new book to successfully Overcome Stage Fright and Develop Your Public Speaking Voice – from Sandra Zimmer In this book, Sandra Zimmer shares her unique method that transforms stage…
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There is something about public speaking, expressing oneself in groups, presenting or performing that triggers many people’s desire to look perfect. It seems we just can’t give ourselves permission to be imperfect and…. well, human. When we don’t feel safe to be genuinely who we are in front of others, we tense up the body…
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Imagine my thrill as I read respected author Seth Godin declare that any great presenter must have two qualities – respect from the audience and love for the audience! Take a look at his post at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/03/the-two-elements-of-a-great-presenter.html.. Then read my post at http://sz.self-expression.com/don%e2%80%99t-talk-to-strangers-how-caring-for-your-audience-helps-stage-fright-and-fear-of-public-speaking/ Love is a vibrational frequency that attracts. Love is not only the answer…
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Speaking to groups of people, sharing your ideas, insights and expertise can be a peak experience if you open to be yourself fully in front of others. I found myself humming the song “I Enjoy Being a Girl” yesterday. Who knows why that song was in my head? As I hummed, I began to think about…
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Many speakers allow their listeners to ask them questions, but not many ask questions of the audience. Ellen Finklestein of ellenfinklestein.com writes an excellent article about asking questions of your audience. I will let you read her article for yourself. At the end of her article she says it is important to plan your questions carefully. …
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David Portney at Best Public Speaking Training has written an article on how to Prevent Stage Fright. He has a great idea to meet and greet audience members just before your talk. I have advocated this for many years. I hope I have David’s permission to mention his article and to add to his helpful…
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Learning to speak in front of groups is similar to the caterpillar’s process. The high intensity of energy that gets stirred inside your body when you become the center of attention requires a meltdown. You have to melt into the feelings of physical tension and emotional overwhelm that get stirred up inside. The lovely thing…
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This week, Andrew Dlugan’s Six Minutes Blog on Public Speaking and Presentation Skills published my guest article “9 Steps to Conquer Nerves and Communicate Clearly in Interviews.” This article is only published on Six Minutes. You can read the entire article. Thanks Andrew for the opportunity to share!
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To empower your talks, identify a universal message that you own through experience. A universal message will energize your presentations with passion for what you are saying. A contributing factor to stage fright and fear of speaking is the fact that people often leave out their most deeply held beliefs and values from their presentations. …
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Ever feel stuck? Like you can’t move forward in your life and don’t know why? Fear of feeling is the block that prevents one from going forward in life. A human being is meant to experience life, digest the experience, take the lesson and meaning from the experience and release the negative emotion from each…
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