July is Freedom from Public Speaking Month. But is such a thing possible? Some say yes. I have a modified view of that opinion. Do you have questions about public speaking? Is there a topic you’d like me to cover in a future video tip? Just ask or submit your […]
July is Freedom from Fear of Public Speaking Month. Not being afraid, anxious or nervous in front of an audience is a goal for many people, but I’m not sure it is the right goal. What does “freedom from fear of public speaking” mean to me? First, it does not […]
By Featured Speaker Arvee Robinson Why Do You Feel So Nervous? Feeling nervous before you speak in front of a room full of people is quite common among the majority of people today. According to surveys, many people would rather die than give a speech. However, remember no one has […]
By Featured Speaker Laura Stack I was an avid reader growing up. I’ve read the Little House on the Prairie series probably 30 times and an unknown number of Black Beauty and Nancy Drew novels. I remember sitting for hours at a time, in the corner of our living room […]
By Featured Speaker Arvee Robinson After diligently training for over five months to run in the Los Angeles Marathon, I can’t help but notice the similarity between learning how to become a more powerful speaker and how to become a powerful long-distance runner. 1. The first similarity is overcoming the […]
This week’s tip is a little bit different. I share with you how practicing public speaking helped me do something that was emotionally difficult, but important to me: Saying a few words at my father’s Celebration of Life. You never know when you are going to have an opportunity to […]
How much you need to prepare for a speech depends on several things: How well do you know your topic? The more you know your topic, the less time you’ll need to prepare what you’ll be saying. However, you still need to prepare an outline or bullet points so you […]
