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Comment on Drilling Down into the Six Rs - Results by Five Tips to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking - The Speakers Company

Five Tips to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking - The Speakers Company — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:11:37 +0000

[...] "Be Prepared". This is the most obvious method to overcome your fear. As I wrote in the Six Rs of Communication, it is essential to have a well defined result for both you and your audience. Answer the question [...]

Comment on World’s Best Presentation Contest - “The Buzz on Virtualization” by Best Public Speaking Articles [2008-08-09]

Best Public Speaking Articles [2008-08-09] — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:56:11 +0000

[...] Flanagan walks us through his thought process in designing a slide deck. On each section title slide I added in a picture of a single isolated bee to tie back to the [...]

Comment on Five Tips to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking by Kendall

Kendall — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:04:01 +0000

The royal entrance is a new one for me and I tried it. I couldnt help but chuckle when I pictured myself as a King getting ready to address his minions

Comment on The Six R’s to Beat the Curse by Public Speaking Blog Articles: Week in Review [2008-03-08]

Public Speaking Blog Articles: Week in Review [2008-03-08] — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:17:36 +0000

[...] The Six Rs to Beat the Curse [...]

Comment on The Technical Speaker’s Crutch by fear of speaking

fear of speaking — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:19:01 +0000

having an outline is great to lessen your fear..It really helps a lot..

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Comment on Delivering your Business Case by carol

carol — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:36:57 +0000

I agree with gauging your audience first to know what works for them and what a public speaker should avoid when delivering his or her speech. this also goes for the voice intonation and body language.

this is a great post. It helped me a lot. thanks.

Comment on Five Tips to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking by Christina R. McKay, J.D.

Christina R. McKay, J.D. — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:05:02 +0000

These are all great tips for those who might be fearful of public speaking. Owning the room and preparation are key. That definitely can assist with increasing your confidence level.

Plus the royal fanfare cannot hurt! lol I love that one!

Happy Presenting and let me know if I can be of any assistance,
–Christina
christinamckay@polishedpresenting.com

Comment on Why I Blog by SpeechmasteryBlog.com » Blog Archive » To Master Speaking, Teach Speaking

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:40:02 +0000

[...] found an interesting post on why this guyblogs. One of the best ways to master something is to teach it. Blogging helps you to master your [...]

Comment on Why I Blog by Jonathan of Speechmasteryblog.com

Jonathan of Speechmasteryblog.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:33:30 +0000

Your comment resonates with me. One of my students took a challenge and taught a public speaking class. On doing so, his speaking abilities grew exponentially.

This could be true for about everyone. The best way to learn is to teach.