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Monday, December 10, 2007
Cam Beck asked me this question the other day in response to my post about your worst public speaking fear coming true : "So how do you know the difference between preparing and over-preparing?" Also, here's a post I wrote about how I prepare for a presentation. You're prepared when: 1. disagree.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
The first draft of the book is done , and to help get there I read over 50 books on public speaking. Dale Carnegie got much of it right 50 years ago in Public Speaking for success (one of the best I read - I’m surprised too). At least An Actor Prepare’s is an intimate personal read. What did I learn?
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
(This blog is based on the talk I gave at the opening of the Public Words Speaker Forum, June 11-12, 2010.) Why is most public speaking – especially in the business world – so awful? 0160; And of course, because public speaking is a self-conscious activity, speakers naturally focus on themselves.
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Monday, October 5, 2009
I've talked about this tip before, but ran into the same situation again this month while doing a public speaking engagement in Morocco. The manager of the gigantic ballroom could not speak English and because of tight scheduling of other events, I was not able to be in the room early as I always am. Never get upset in public.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Too many of my trainees focus on preparing the speech and not the speaker.and those who do focus on preparing themselves often zero in one just one aspect of what they need to do to really be ready to speak in public, whether it's a small meeting or a large assembly. How many of these preparations are on your checklist?
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A pill has been released that claims to be a public speaking cure. Ultimately to help you overcome the fears of public speaking. While it’s all well and good that people have attempted to create a public speaking cure, I don’t believe that there is a “magic pill” that you can take to alleviate your public speaking fears.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I speak publicly often, and I still get nervous prior to every speech or presentation. That being said, I’m in pretty good company — it has been noted that Sir Winston Churchill and President Lincoln also got quite anxious prior to speaking publicly. Tips and Tactics, Pt.I : Prepare. Prepare.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
This is one of the most powerful sources of confidence – knowing that you are prepared. During the nervous stages, you can continually reassure yourself that you are prepared and can visualise all the aspects of the successful presentation that you have prepared.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
There are so many resources available these days for public speakers. Here are three of my favourites: Presentation Zen ; Made to Stick ; Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln. Speaking with emotion is one of the best ways to connect with the audience. Public speaking is a privilege. The art of public speaking.
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Let's talk about those things that hold many people back from enjoying public speaking. Or you are so paralyzed by these fears that you find ways to avoid public speaking day after day, year after year. And take the time necessary to prepare. Simply stop speaking and wait until the distraction has passed.
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