With the upcoming presidential election in the US, a big emphasis will be on how each candidate communicates effectively in the upcoming debates, so I thought this might be a good backdrop to explain why public speaking skills are so important to a person’s success. One of the phrases that I use often when I…
After folks attend one of our public speaking classes, they will sometimes ask me or their presentation skills instructor for a way to practice their newfound self-confidence in a controlled environment. One of the places they ask about most is Toastmasters International, because Toastmaster has thousands of local chapters all over the world, and it…
If you’re looking for how to make a presentation or for new presentation tools, then you’ve here. This website has hundreds of “how to” articles and videos that can take you step-by-step through how to do a presentation. This article will give you a simple outline to follow along with links to a few tools…
The Fearless Presentations ® website is a great resource for presentation skills and tips on public speaking, but below is a list of some of our instructors’ favorite websites (other than our own) that offer free public speaking tips as well as additional information to develop other leadership development skills. Our instructors have both identified…
Over a decade ago, The Leader’s Institute® started teaching presentation skills classes, and the first version of our programs was the Fearless and Persuasive Speaking ™ class, which later just became Fearless Presentations®. Well, our original website at www.FearlessAndPersuasiveSpeaking.com was always pretty popular because we offered a bunch of free public speaking tips and presentation…
Want to reduce stage fright or public speaking fear? The absolute best way to reduce fear is to have a series of successes in a short period of time, and a good public speaking class is the fastest and easiest way to have these successes! Where Does Stage Fright Come From? Fear of any kind…