Public Live
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Is Your Life A Fishbowl Existence?
As the child of a pastor, I spent my childhood and much of my early hood living under the scrutiny of my peers and my parents’ peers. For most of my early years, I was unaware of what this meant. In fact, I was so arrogant as to think that what I said and did had no impact on the rest of my family, especially my parents. Wow, was I wrong! In hindsight (20x20!), I can see now that everything that I said and did in public was a reflection Read More... -
Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
One of the theories is that it’s all down to evolution. For most of our history, we have lived in small nomadic groups, so if we make fools of ourselves, the chances of being able to reproduce are dramatically reduced. There is nowhere to run and hide if you are living in a tribe. Therefore, we have evolved the fear of public ridicule as a defense mechanism to protect our genes. So, how can we overcome this fear? First, we have to try to percei Read More... -
Public Speaking - A Starters Guide
The record fear among most people is the horror of communal speaking. So how do you go about becoming a good presenter if you’ve never tried it before? First, you’re going to have to live it out. You want to come across a venue somewhere that you can give relaxed generous speeches. Start out by speaking in front of a copy – act as if you’re happy to give a speech. You can talk in front of a mirror, smooth practiced speakers use this as a practi Read More...
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