The boardroom deep dive: When your pitch feels like an ocean descent
When the room turns on you, or so it feels It starts before you say a single word. You stand up, the chair slides back a little too loudly. Every head lifts. The air feels heavier. Someone at the end of the table leans back and folds their arms. Nothing has happened. And yet your...Continue reading→
Pre-Presentation Anxiety. Why it hits before you even speak
Pre Presentation Anxiety: Why it hits you before you even speak In my previous article, I explained why fear of public speaking is not a confidence issue but a nervous system response. Pre-presentation anxiety is the same mechanism, only earlier and often more intense. The anxiety begins hours or even days before a presentation. You...Continue reading→
How to overcome Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of Public Speaking: Why your brain panics , and how to speak with confidence anyway If the thought of standing up and speaking in front of others makes your heart race, your mouth dry, and your mind go blank, you are not weak, broken, or “bad at speaking.” You are human. Fear of public...Continue reading→
Is it OK to read from notes, if I have Public Speaking Anxiety?
Is It Okay to Speak While Holding Notes? This is one of the most commonly asked questions and problems of novice speakers. Most of us have been taught to write essays and we have read many books, so when it comes to preparing for a speech, we are great at writing the speech. The Problem...Continue reading→
From fear to action: Turning negative feedback into growth
How Negative Feedback Shapes Our Actions and Mindset Why One Bad Experience Can Stop Us from Trying Again As with many things in life, we base our next action on a past response or experience. A single bad experience can stop us from trying again, simply because it made us afraid. Our interpretation of feedback...Continue reading→
The fastest route to becoming a celebrity speaker.
The fastest route to becoming a celebrity speaker. A few days ago I was reading a blog post about what it takes to become an international speaker by Maria Franzoni. In my view what it takes to reach success is achieving that one goal that you have always desired. However too often before we achieve...Continue reading→
What happens to you when you are standing in the spotlight just before your speech?
Maybe some of my Toastmasters and professional speakers can relate to this stage fright. We have all had it at some point or another and some of us may still have it. I for sure can relate to this. Many times the feeling hits me hard. What am I doing here? I am nobody, pretending...Continue reading→
Anxiety & Fear. A simple story to help you get over obstacles.
This coming Sunday I will be giving two workshops. First, one is on the methodology I created and used to double our club membership and the second is on how to use entrepreneurial tools and software used in Startups to apply it to your speaking career. The first workshop I have never done before. The...Continue reading→
Presentation Mastery: Making the audience succumb to every word, image and move you make
Tomorrow I am due to speak at the Virtual Speakers Association on how to use and apply Startup & Entrepreneurial toolsets for public speaking. It doesn\’t matter if you are presenting a new product, the annual report at work, selling something to customers, or pitching your startup to investors. When you are speaking or on...Continue reading→
Do you let your fear control your passion?
Fear! I think it is only a natural instinct. Leaving the comfort zone for the unknown leaves us so often paralysed and unable to move….. Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend most day mentoring different entrepreneurs. It is what I enjoy doing and above all, I get paid for what I love to do....Continue reading→
