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When folks ask me what I do for a living, I answer, “I help people eliminate public speaking fear.” It is always fun to watch the looks on their faces when they process what I said. Inevitably, I will typically get a response like, “You do what?” or “How do […]
On Sept. 10, The Leaders Institute held a Fearless Presentations® public speaking class in Arlington. The class consisted of five participants and was led by Doug Staneart. I was taking the class for the first time. Fearless Presentations® is a two-day public speaking course that teaches participants valuable presentation skills.
From time to time, I hear people say things like, “She is a natural speaker.” On the other hand, I also hear things like, “I’ve always been a terrible speaker.” Both of these statements may be somewhat true. But they are also both absolutely false as well. No one comes
Have you ever been in a meeting where someone brings up issues you know for a fact you have the solutions to? You know you should speak up. So you run the sentence through your mind three or four times, polishing it. Unfortunately, by the time you’ve decided it’s good
There are many methods that companies will use to train their employees. Of them, the Train-the-Trainer Model is very common in the business world. However, the Train-the-Trainer model has one major flaw: communication. A good analogy of what happens during this process is the old “telephone game.” Put ten people
Your heart’s racing, palms are sweating, you can barely sleep, all because tomorrow you have a presentation to deliver. Sounds like classic public speaking fear, right? Possibly, but not always. You may be fearful of speaking publicly, but what you have might be communication anxiety. These two get thrown around
