My home is located a stone’s throw from the Silicon Valley in San Jose, California. Several years ago I met an engineer who was struggling with public speaking at work. Although he was brilliant, he was far from what anyone …
For some people, just the thought of public speaking is enough to make them nauseous. If your fear is keeping you from getting a raise or a promotion because of your refusal to stand at the lectern, then congratulations, your …
How many courses have you taken in public speaking that teach you to stare at an object on the wall to calm your fears? Perhaps, you have read articles or books on the subject and were advised to find someone …
You’re waiting your turn to make a speech, when suddenly you realize that your stomach is doing strange things and your mind is rapidly going blank. How do you handle this critical time period?
People ask me this question in …
Eye contact is an important way to emotionally connect with your audience of any size. Here are some ideas to help you:
1. Generally speaking, the longer the eye contact between two people, the greater the intimacy is developed. In …
If you really want to learn to master the art of public speaking, finding some good tips for public speaking nerves is an important thing to do. There are a lot of ways to master public speaking without having to …
For many a nervous presenter, the pause is something that is never attempted, allowed for, or even thought about in public speaking. Yet the best public speakers will agree that allowing yourself to pause is indeed one of the blessings …
My prolific author and speaker friend Jeff Davidson and I had a conversation about some of the way speakers fail. Hope you enjoy some of the ideas Jeff wrote on the subject.
There are many ways to successfully deliver a …
1. Stand on one leg and shake the other. (Hold into a chair if you need to.) When you put your foot back on the ground, it’s going to feel lighter than the other one. Now, switch legs and shake. …
“Of the modes of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds. The first kind depends on the personal character of the speaker; the second on putting the audience into a certain frame of mind; the third on …
