Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking: The Ultimate Guide

Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking: The Ultimate Guide
(Day 1, Speaking Palooza 2019)

By Speaking PaloozaJuly 1, 2019Authorpreneurshipfear of public speaking, Fear of Speaking, leadership, speaking, Speaking Palooza 2019

It’s your turn to speak. Suddenly your ears feel hot and your hands begin to shake. You can barely remember what you intended to say. Your palms are sweating and you can feel your neck muscles tensing. You see purple at the edges of your vision and you feel sick to your stomach. What is happening?

You are having an attack of speaking anxiety, also known as the fear of public speaking or glossophobia.

How Public Speaking Is Like Driving

By CarmaJune 26, 2019Authorpreneurshippractice speaking, speaking

Before you got your first car, did you know how to drive? Of course not! You needed to take lessons, practice driving, and eventually, you gained enough confidence to take the wheel on your own. Public speaking is just like that. You take some lessons, practice your skill and soon […]

How To Overcome Physical and Mental Public Speaking Anxiety

By CarmaJune 19, 2019Authorpreneurshipfear of public speaking, Fear of Speaking, speaking

Public speaking anxiety is something everybody–at one time or another–gets (even people who are natural at public speaking). The fear of public speaking could be considered the common thread that ties people together, even though it’s not one that most people want to share. Learning about public speaking anxiety will […]

9 Tips To Help You Be a More Confident Speaker

By CarmaJune 12, 2019Authorpreneurshipconfident speaking, Power of Confidence, speaking

Many people would consider me a confident speaker. And, for the most part, I am. But there I times when I still get nervous before a presentation. For example, a few years ago, I was preparing to give my first speech at a new Toastmasters club. For some reason, I […]

Overcome Speaking Anxiety: 3 Tips To Increase Your Ease on the Stage

By CarmaJune 4, 2019AuthorpreneurshipFear of Speaking, speaking

It is estimated that seven percent of individuals in the United States suffer from speaking anxiety or glossophobia. That’s approximately 27 million Americans. And, of those 27 million, research suggests that only eight percent seek professional help, despite the negative effect on their life and career. It doesn’t matter if […]

What “Avengers: Endgame” Can Teach You About Being a Better Speaker

By CarmaMay 22, 2019AuthorpreneurshipAvengers: Endgame, speaking, speaking tips

I finally went to see Avengers: Endgame this weekend. It was a powerful movie that tied up the emotional awfulness that was Avengers: Infinity War. It was not only powerful because of the emotional resonance of the story and how it honored characters I’ve been going to the movies to […]

Authenticity: How to bring it onto the stage

By CarmaMay 15, 2019AuthorpreneurshipImperfection, Power of Authenticity, speaking, Spontaneous, Vulnerable

Featured Speaker Elizabeth Murray thinks that “respond to authenticity.” She says “they respond to someone who is passionate and who’s speaking from their heart.” However, for many newer speakers, bringing their authenticity to the stage can seem frightening or unprofessional. To be an effective speaker, “you need to step into […]

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