Building confidence as a public speaker is the most common request at presentationYOU. It’s no wonder since it is the number one fear in most adults, ahead of both death and spiders. We all experience a bit of anxiety before an important conversation. But left alone, it can drain your confidence more and more with each missed opportunity. Opportunities to influence an audience in a keynote; to demonstrate your value in a meeting; or to close a sale. Each opportunity you have...
Continue reading...Preparation and Discovery
Bust through blank page angst
Everyone experiences a bit of angst at the beginning. Whether you are looking at a blank canvas, a blank notebook page, a new presentation page, or your planning calendar that moment just before you start you experience those butterflies. Actually, it’s more than butterflies. You freeze and can’t think or sometimes even breath deeply enough and have to do something to break out of the performance anxiety or you just might scream! (and that would certainly not be good for your co-workers...
Continue reading...3 Minute Storytelling
Storytelling has become a focal point for business leaders. Not a new concept, but one we realize has power to influence and have impact. Maybe we’ve forgotten how a simple story can motivate our audience. Maybe, just maybe, we are making this more difficult than it needs to be. ‘The Art of Storytelling’ flickr photo by Alexandre Dulaunoy Nothing against Joseph Campbell’s concept of the monomyth and the Hero’s Journey. I’m a believer. But as everyday leaders do we really need to be concerned with...
Continue reading...