How to recover after giving a terrible public speaking performance and bombing on stage – how I did it after a disastrous speech in college, and how you can too. Ever have one of those situations where you are asked to do some public speaking, and things just don’t go well? Whether it is from public speaking fear or presentation anxiety, or if the poor performance just came from preparing for your speech in an inproper way, it happens. Even public speaking pros can bomb a speech. These are a few things that you can do to recover.
There are a number of myths about public speaking out there. Well, it’s time to set the record straight. ANYONE can be a fantastic, world-class speaker. It just takes a little bit of training, a little bit of coaching, and a little bit of practice. By the way, it doesn’t take years of study and…
Want to know how to overcome glossophobia? Does stage fright sometimes make you pass up opportunities in your career? Do you feel like you have an irrational fear of public speaking, often described as public speaking anxiety, speech anxiety, or even part of a social anxiety disorder/social phobia? You are not alone! Glossophobia, or the…
Stories and Examples Reduce Public Speaking Fear The fastest and easiest way to eliminate public speaking fear is to insert more examples and stories into your formal presentations or PowerPoint Slideshows. When participants in public speaking classes are first introduced to this technique, many of them will often resist the advice thinking, “My presentations are […]
You can advance your career dramatically by developing your presentation skills. Nothing will accelerate your professional goals faster than developing new skills that help you share your ideas with clarity and impact. I’ve seen it time and again in my Fearless Presentations classes—folks who once froze at the thought of speaking up transform into leaders…
There’s something really special about group presentations. I spent years and years (the better part of a decade, really) studying everything I could about presentation skills and how to deliver powerful speeches. Years later, that studying led me to becoming a presentation coach. I had been coaching speakers for a few years before, but one…