When you’re in front of an audience, strategic eye contact has the power to change how people think of you. Here’s why. In a study done last month in the journal Environment and Behavior, researchers at Cornell University manipulated the… Read More »4 Reasons Eye Contact Is Everything in Public Speaking
This is the last of our series about concrete ways to conquer stage fright. This tip offers a surprising approach to make almost anything in your life better–mental practice. Or, in other words: 3. Don’t just rehearse; sit there We… Read More »Mental Practice Helps Conquer Stage Fright
October 14 is Face Your Fears Day. Many people report public speaking as their number one fear–so why not use this upcoming “holiday” to push past that fear. [ctt tweet=”October 14 is Face Your Fears Day. Learn more @simswyeth” coverup=”WY53g”]… Read More »Face Your Fears: Ways to Conquer Stage Fright… Really!
By some accounts, public speaking is the No. 1 fear in America. Millions of people are limiting their careers because of this irrational fear. Let’s define stage fright. For me, it’s a cold, clammy feeling of anxiety that churns in… Read More »Proven Ways to Cure Stage Fright
We are animated, lively speakers in real life. Why not bring this to your next presentation?
We’re looking at ways you can pump up the “AWESOME” of your presentations. Surprisingly, we’re not scrutinizing the communication techniques of Steve Jobs–we’re looking at a guy from the 1850s named Henry Ward Beecher. It isn’t crazy. Beecher was a… Read More »More ways to be a rock star speaker