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…
Even after several years, the Covid-19 pandemic has left a lasting mark. It significantly altered the way people communicate and interact. While some of the most extreme changes were only temporary, many caused long-term shifts in how we do business. One of the absolute biggest changes was in how we structure training and development programs…
A couple of years ago, I taught a public speaking workshop in Detroit. Three of the students in that class were job placement coaches. I noticed a couple of interesting things as that class went on. First, the three kept mentioning how the lessons I covered in the public speaking class were similar to the…