How Your Voice Contributes To Your NervousnessWho are you? Your gesturing, your style of speaking, your voice (trying to sound like Darth Vader even though you sound like Pee Wee Herman?), the content you choose to speak about (do you give a crap about your topic?), and lastly, the words you use (do you intentionally use jargon instead of simpler words that mean … Read More
Pain’s A Pal
I hated the feeling I got when I knew I was just moments away from having to stand in front of a room full of people and say…stuff. Public speaking. Scary to even think about, right? I dreaded doing it. I almost packed it in 7 months after joining Toastmasters (a sort of workshop dedicated to helping you become a … Read More
“Just Do It” To Overcome Public Speaking Fear? IT SUCKS!
I’m convinced that the most popular advice on how to overcome the fear of public speaking…SUCKS! A couple of months back during a speaking panel I heard “just do it” again from a self-proclaimed (nothing wrong with this by the way!) communications expert. I think that people who toss out this advice simply don’t remember what it was like when they … Read More
Public Speaking: How To Practice Eye Contact WITHOUT An Audience
Have you ever watched a speaker stare down at the floor? Almost as if they were avoiding eye contact with the audience entirely. Have you done it? I know I’ve done it when I first began in public speaking. I see it all the time. Do you know why this occurs? My bets are on nervousness or lack of preparation … Read More
Tactical Talks Interview – Matt Kramer Interviews Joe Rodriguez
*Disclaimer: Raw audio quality. Deal with it 🙂 This Tactical Talks Interview is with Joe Rodriguez. Joe is the MAN when it comes to ACTION. Forget perfect. “Get it out there” is his motto. During this interview you’ll get: – Joe’s #1 tip for new speakers – What Joe does to overcome nervousness before speaking – How to remember your … Read More
Public Speaking: How To “Focus” Your Nervousness And Use It For Good
You ready?When the time to speak arrives… Go ahead, imagine it for a second. You’re about to stand up in front of a bunch of prying-eyed souls who expect you to deliver something valuable. Excited yet? Me too. However, it’s what you do with that excitement that determines if it holds you down, or lifts you up like Viagra. The focus … Read More
Do You Get This Feeling At The Beginning Of Your Presentations?
That elusive feeling. It’s so darn difficult to accurately remember it. It might even be difficult to explain it, so bear with me. Here’s the situation: You’re about to get up and give a talk, initially there’s that bit of “excitement,” then you get going, all is well, and then finally you end your talk. Job well done. You … Read More
Your Public Speaking “Toolkit”
I recently read this blog article listing 10 confidence building tips for public speaking. The interesting thing I noticed is that some of them seem more relevant to constructing a speech rather than building confidence. Whatever, still good tips! But, the last one ignited some of my brain synapses: Create Your Toolkit You know how sometimes you come across something that you’ve been doing, but … Read More