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What most professionals get wrong about public speaking mindset nerves Dec 18, 2024

Something most people get wrong about public speaking is thinking about it in absolutes. You are comfortable public speaking. Or you are not.

As if there is a switch you can flip inside of...

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This Card Game Can Make You a Better Public Speaker nerves Dec 12, 2024

The game Anomia takes what happens to you when you’re public speaking…and makes it fun.

Anomia is when you can’t think of a word that is well known to you. Anomia is a language...

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The Audience Wants to Like You Dec 10, 2024

A common myth of public speaking is the audience is judging us. They are sitting back in their chairs waiting for you to impress them before they like you. In my career I have found the...

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Why you are nervous in front of a crowd, but not one-on-one. nerves Dec 06, 2024

This took me years to figure out, but let me solve it for you in less than a minute.

If you’ve ever said, “I’m fine one-on-one, but as soon as there are 2-3 people I get...

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Get Rid Of Filler Words filler words performance Dec 05, 2024

First things first: it is ok to say the occasional filler word! Saying “um” or “like” will not ruin your presentation.

What will ruin your presentation is being...

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The Nervousness Cycle nerves Dec 04, 2024

Here is why the advice of “just keep showing up” isn’t fixing your public speaking problem. (And what you should do instead.)

This advice is based on the idea that when...

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The Benefit of Curiosity mindset preparation Dec 03, 2024

Whenever my best friend tells me about a difficult conversation she had, she always says, “I came in curious.”

What she means is:

  • She assumes she’s missing pieces of the puzzle
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