Public Speaking – Be aware of your ENERGY! A client came to me recently and described feeling surges of fear before speaking. The feeling is actually quite normal - it's just the body pumping us up with energy in anticipation of our speaking opportunity. So don't say you're full of fear, just say you're [...]
Public Speaking - Is your diction LETTING YOU DOWN? Today, I'd like to ask you a question.... is your diction letting you down? Speaking with more clarity, making sure that your diction really does help you articulate your message, can make a huge difference. How do you sound when you talk? Early this week, [...]
Public Speaking - Why bother with COACHING? This week, let's discuss why you might want to find yourself a public speaking coach. In fact, any kind of coach! There's no shame in needing assistance Early this week, I received a phone call from a business owner who's based in the Middle East. He's been [...]
Public Speaking: Enjoy your STAGE TIME Today's question: do you enjoy your time on stage in the spotlight? OK OK, your answer might well be a resounding 'no'. After all, if you're here looking for public speaking tips that probably means you lack a bit of confidence on stage and need a little encouragement. [...]
Public Speaking: A quick & easy Speech Structure Today, let's talk about speech structure. WHY IS USING A SPEECH STRUCTURE SO IMPORTANT? Obviously, it's important to organise your content - for audience comprehension as well as ease of delivery! If you have a quick and easy speech structure at your disposal, then that also [...]
PUBLIC SPEAKING: Should You Outsource your Research? Today, I'm going to share a few reasons why you might want to seek help with your research when you're looking for public speaking opportunities. Last month I spoke at a big conference for a health association here in UK. After the event I held some private [...]
PUBLIC SPEAKING Why you need to DO YOUR AUDIENCE RESEARCH Today, I want to talk about something that's very important if you want your event to go right, and that's doing your audience research. I've been a professional performer for the last 15 years and 99.9% of my events go incredibly smoothly and I [...]
PUBLIC SPEAKING: An Easy Way to OVERCOME FEAR Today, let's talk about how to overcome your fear of public speaking. Public speaking fear is a huge issue. There are so many different reasons why people can be afraid of getting up and speaking in front of the group. One of the reasons why people [...]
Public Speaking: How To Make Your Stories More Engaging Recently, I was asked to put together a keynote talk on confidence for a corporate women's conference. While I was reviewing my stories and polishing them up a bit, it occurred to me how important it is not only to tell stories - because we [...]
Public Speaking Opportunities: The importance of follow-up Today, I want to chat about the importance of follow-up, not only in terms of securing public speaking opportunities but also in terms of your business overall. Recently, someone in my Facebook group asked a question about how to follow up and keep prospects warm so that somebody [...]
