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I am in Mykonos in the Greek Islands at the moment, just relaxing and enjoying the slower pace. I noticed a sign that just summed everything up for me – “lose the hurry”. And in Mykonos there is a strong sense of relaxation and of an easy going pace and of “no hurry”. Many people who start out public speaking …
Information overload, death by PowerPoint and over complicating things are common mistakes that speakers and presenters make. They bombard their audiences with information, statistics, and numerous PowerPoint slides and seem to have too many points which make it hard to find the core message. The most effective speakers and presenters use the KIS principle regularly. They limit their material to …
One of the keys to overcoming my fear of public speaking and controlling my stutter, was the ability to quickly relax. While I spent considerable time learning different relaxation techniques and deep breathing methods, ultimately it was the quick 15 to 30 second relaxes that I could call upon instantly, that became most valuable to me. As you are waiting …
With my daughter’s wedding happening today, I thought I would give some tips on wedding speeches. And as public speaking trainer and coach, all the members of the bridal party have asked my advice on how to structure their speeches and what they should say? My advice was always, what is you core message, what one thing do you want …
I have previously written about the role anxiety plays when public speaking and how when you do your “anxiety reality check” you are in fact looking twice as good, to your audience, than you think you are. Your self-perception is always twice as harsh as it needs to be. Now even if you are anxious and nervous and the audience …
When I speak about preparing to get ready for a presentation, one of the 3 levels of preparation that I always get people to focus on is to “know your audience”. Get as much information as you can about the audience and then you can ensure that the content is targeted, you dress at the right level, and all material …
