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Category Archives: Managing Speaking Fear
The Shy Person’s Guide To Party Survival
Many people find it difficult to “just be themselves” at a party. Especially when you first walk through the door and are confronted by a sea of unknown faces or backs. Will you be welcomed and is there a place … Continue reading →
Un-Networking For Shy People
Un-networking is a brilliant solution for shy people or those born under the constellation of “Reluctant to Get Out & Promote Themselves.” It is the art of being genuinely interested in meeting new people with no expectations of selling them … Continue reading →
How To Stop Feeling Intimidated In The Boardroom
Boardrooms and meetings offer you an opportunity to develop intestinal fortitude and emotional intelligence. And neither appears on the Meeting Agenda. There’s a lot you can learn beneath the surface – about yourself and others. If you don’t know how … Continue reading →
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How To Speak & Be Heard In Noisy Cafes
When we stand up and speak in front of others, we want to be seen, heard and remembered. Otherwise, what is the point of public speaking? While you can control yourself, you can’t control much else. If you find yourself … Continue reading →
2012: A Year Of Letting Your Body Do The Talking
The point of 2012′s theme was to show you how easy it is to use your natural resources. Public speaking confidence and communicating under pressure needn’t be a hard slog or a terrifying ordeal when you know how to tap … Continue reading →
I Dream Of Pyjamas
Reflections from the Rested Tongue… Could inoffensive and friendly pyjama wearing be key to achieving world peace? I guess you’ll have to attend my workshop to find out. In 2012 I achieved one of my life long dreams; to wear … Continue reading →
Take A Deep Breath: How to manage speaking nerves simply by breathing
Helping professionals are often better at giving than receiving. For instance, I have worked with counsellors and psychologists who teach others how to relax and manage anxiety, but they struggle with managing their own public speaking anxiety. Doncha just hate … Continue reading →
Why Relaxing Your Eyes Makes You A Better Public Speaker
So many of my clients feel challenged by maintaining eye contact in groups, it’s almost an epidemic! Ease with eye contact is all about relaxing. In western culture, we generally interpret darting eyes and avoidance of eye contact as suspicious … Continue reading →
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Rabbit In The Headlights: How to stop freezing when you speak
So many clients ask me what to do when they “freeze and go blank” when speaking or introducing themselves to a group. These are symptoms of performance anxiety. It mostly occurs in more “formal situations” where we believe there is … Continue reading →
Letting Go Of Self-Consciousness
So many times I get asked about a cure for self-consciousness. Self-consciousness is the acute feeling of separation from everyone else. The strong feelings it generates include loneliness, of being “different”, not being “good enough” or being rejected. Or, feeling … Continue reading →