by Marion Claire | Jun 22, 2015 | Speaking
“It’s not giving the speech that terrifies me,” said a colleague recently. “It’s all that anxiety that paralyzes me beforehand. I feel fine once I start to talk and more confident as I go along. It’s just in the moments, days or...
by Marion Claire | May 25, 2015 | Featured Blog, Speaking
Possibly the biggest complaint I hear from people who are reluctant to speak in front of a group is, “I just get so nervous! I don’t have the confidence I’ll do it right. I hate that shaky feeling and dread making a mistake.” What if they knew...
by Marion Claire | Apr 22, 2015 | Educational, Speaking
President Teddy Roosevelt once said, ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick.” He was referring to diplomatic relations with foreign countries but it applies to us in our everyday life. However, whether or not you feel the need to carry a stick, there’s...
by Marion Claire | Mar 27, 2015 | Educational, Speaking
These feelings of abnormal physical weakness before giving a speech are astonishingly common. Even experienced speakers get the heebie-jeebies before a speech now and then. There are any number of reasons why irrational fears plague us at the most inconvenient...
by Marion Claire | Feb 20, 2015 | Speaking
Many folks know they’d be much more successful in their business if they could get up in front of the room to promote it. Yet when it comes to actually talking to a roomful of strangers, whether around a table at a networking meeting, on their feet at a mixer...
