One of the most asked questions about public speaking is how someone can go about overcoming public speaking anxiety? Stage fright is a very real thing for the majority of us, so in this post I though I would do a round up of all the posts I have written around overcoming the fear of […]
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8 Ways to Instantly Improve Your Public Speaking
None of us are naturally comfortable standing in front of an audience and talking. If you’ve got an upcoming speech or presentation, you can worry about it or you can use these tricks to instantly get your panic under control. Here are 8 ways to instantly improve your public speaking. Throw Away the Script A […]
4 No-BS Tricks for a Confident Presentation
So this is what the Peter Principle looked like. Clive glanced down at his cue cards and gulped. Why did he accept this position? He’d been happy before. He’d excelled in his role as a computer programmer and looked forward to a substantial performance-based pay rise every year. When he’d been offered the role of […]
How to Squash Your Fear, Engage Your Audience, and Skyrocket Your Career
The blue light shining from the laptop screen was all that lit the otherwise dark room. 5am and Paul’s coffee was already cold. He flicked back and forward between his slide deck and a blog article sporting advice for presenters. His heart beat faster than usual. Paul was under pressure. Only 6 hours to go […]
10 Confidence-Boosting Steroids for Your Next Speech (Number 9 Will Knock Your Socks Off!)
I remember those sleepless nights. I remember my heart pounding. I remember the heat coming from my beetroot red face. I remember my first presentation well… A total nightmare. Here are 11 confidence-boosting steroids I wish I knew when I did that first presentation. 1. Remember that your slides are like fake boobs Before you […]
10 Reasons to Hate Presenters
Presenters. Perhaps the people responsible for the biggest waste of time in business. Let me set the scene… It’s Wednesday afternoon. You’ve got a crapload of work to get through and you’re fast running out of time. You’ve got plans this evening. You’ve been looking forward to catching up with your friends for a few […]