New York, Fearless Presentations, Two Powerful Days that Give Structure, Coaching, and Banish Fear

Fearless – the ultimate goal of our Fearless Presentation’s course.   For many the thought of standing in front of a room full of people to talk about something that you may even know better than anyone else, is the last thing you want to do. But you need to do it.  It is part of your job.  You may have even missed promotions because of your fear and lack of confidence.  What a dilemma.  It does not have to be.  It is simply a matter of saying yes to training, learning new techniques, and coaching. Over the span of the two-day course held in Manhattan, some people grew from zero to sixty.

Everyone gained a structure that allowed him or her to relax even more.  A flexible, but powerful structure can turn memorized and struggling, into spontaneous and convincing presentations.  I could see the anxiety physically disappear when we used a different way of thinking and learning, and worked through one fact – 90% of all nervousness does not show!It was like a sea of cartoon bubbles over the heads of participants.Wow! What a relief.

I thought people could see my hands sweat, hear me every time I gulped for air. Nope!  Not at all.  Not one bit. There is no risk, no pushing or prodding, just safe, positive learning with coaching.  Yes, positive coaching that encourages and teaches.  Perhaps the best way to tell you about it is to share a comment by one of the participants, Jessica Albrecht.

“The best part about this program is that “the presentation” was broken into small, easy to understand, actions, and slowly advanced with time.  It all made perfect sense and evolved over two days – Brilliant!”

As the new year begins, becoming a stronger more confident presenter should be put right at the top of your “to do” list.  It can open new opportunities and advancement for you.  Invest in yourself and grow!

By Connie Timpson/Sr. Instructor/Performance Coach/The Leader’s Institute

Everything You've Learned about Public Speaking is Wrong!

3 Public Speaking Myths

Many myths about public speaking have been passed along from person to person over the years, and the one thing that is consistent about these myths is that the people who pass them along are still nervous about speaking. After facilitating over 200 public speaking classes and never having a single person fail to significantly reduce his/her fear of speaking, I had a dramatic realization. Just about everything I was taught about public speaking while I was in school and from well meaning peers and coworkers – WAS WRONG!

Below are the top three myths Read more

The Secret to Great Presentations: ENTHUSIASM

If you take only one piece of advice about public speaking, make sure that it is this pearl of wisdom.

If you focus on this one simple thing, the number of times you say “uhm” won’t matter. If you focus on this one thing, your gestures and not knowing what to do with your hands won’t matter. If you focus on this one thing, then the occasional loss of train of thought won’t matter. In fact, if you focus on this one simple thing, you can break just about every rule that public speakers are supposed to abide by, and you will still win over your audience.

This one simple rule has transformed countless mediocre speakers into good speakers, scores of good speakers into great speakers, and numerous great speakers into world-class speakers.

This simple rule that can make or break a speaker is… Read more

Effective Public Speaking in Business Presentations

Effective Public Speaking in Business Presentations:  Tips on how to design and deliver business presentations for your next meeting or training session

By Doug Staneart

Right or wrong, people form a perception about how competent you are by how you present yourself when you stand and speak. They also form perceptions about the company you represent based on your performance. In fact, public speaking is an easy way to set yourself apart from your competition, because when you stand up and say what you want to say, they way that you want to say it, you are doing what 95% of the people in the audience wish they could do. A person who is confident in front of a group gives off an air of competence, whereas a person who fumbles Read more

How to Reduce Public Speaking Anxiety

How to Reduce Public Speaking Anxiety

Seven steps that you can take to better P.R.E.P.A.R.E. for your next speaking event. These are time-tested tips to reduce nervousness.

By: Richard M. Highsmith, M.S.

“I can’t believe I agreed to do this speech. Look at all those people out there! My knees are shaking, and my stomach feels like I just went over the top of a roller coaster. My heart is beating so fast and hard my tie is jumping. I just want to scream and run away!”

Speaking in public is often cited as the number one fear of adults. The Book of Lists places the fear of death in fifth place while public speaking ranks first. Jerry Seinfeld said, “That would mean at a funeral, people are five times more likely to want to be in the casket than giving the eulogy.”

Let’s look at some techniques to deal with the anxiety and give an excellent presentation. The methods are Read more

How to Scare the Gooey out of a New Public Speaker

95% of the population has some type of fear of public speaking, and a great deal of this nervousness or anxiety comes from well-meaning friends or coworkers who offer constructive criticism as a way to help a new presenter improve his/her public speaking. Public speaking is not unlike any other new skill that is developed in that when we try to speak in front of a group for the first time, every one of us will be nervous (just like the first time you used a computer, or the first time you drove a car, or the first time you rode a bicycle.) What happens next, though Read more