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If you’re a natural talker, you should know that talk isn’t cheap—when it comes to the speaking circuit. In fact, you can actually earn more than $100,000 by delivering motivational speeches. Professional speakers are in high demand these days, thanks to the myriad of speaking opportunities available at schools, charitable functions, and professional workshops. Community organizations, religious institutions, and other groups are constantly on the lookout for speakers for their fundraising banquets, educational sessions, and other events. There is no standard educational requirement for professional speakers. After all, the late Peter Jennings, an acclaimed television news anchor and... |
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Fear of speaking in public is limiting to one's success
in many ways and can be overcome with just a little work. You need to feel more comfortable speaking in public because
success often requires speaking up in a business meeting, the
ability to interview well for a promotion or a new job, and the
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contacts. Other advantages to speaking out in public and being more
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honest and give you better feedback about yourself and your
ideas. You will then be more willing to explore your ideas. Soon you'll likely find you develop more self-confidence, which
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A handful of tips to help position yourself within the speaking arena and get those speaking engagements! Find your Niche One of the biggest mistakes a speaker can make is having a “general” topic. You want to narrow your expert niche as much as possible. Research the industry so you know “what’s hot” and “what’s not”. Take that research and develop a niche around it, be sure it is something you have experience with and will be able to present it as a professional expert speaker in that field. Don’t waste your time, energy and money on developing a “niche” that just isn’t going to get any recognition because it isn’t something that planners or organizations will be looking for! I do... |
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Public Speakers - Number 1 Myth about Speaking That'll Keep You From Success
Author:
Carole McMichaels
Myth Number 1 declares that performance nerves are to be expected; everyone has them. Further, that they are necessary. They are what give a speaker the energy to be exciting or interesting. Let's take a hard look at these assumptions. What happens to you, personally, when you have an attack of Performance Jitters? of a rollicking Stage Fright? Your predominant emotion is that of dread. You want nothing so devoutly as Getting Outa Here You get tight around the chest and diaphragm. Your breathing--if any--becomes shallow and your energy wanes.You sweat. (Icky!)Your mouth dries up and you can scarcely swallow.Your hands shake.Your knees knock and are in danger of collapsing.Your mind goes blank; did I have a speech in there somewhere? Gone!In other words, your body tries to shut down! Now why would such unpleasant body symptoms serve you? Do they really make you an exciting and interest speaker? It's important to separate stage fright and the deep fear of speaking in public from excitement. Think of excitement, not as dread, but as pleasant anticipation. When you're looking forward with pleasure to an activity your body does not try to shut down. It perks up. Your brain goes into high gear. What is about to take place feels good, fulfilling, gratifying, perhaps fun. You may be one of those people who has some of the good feelings, but still suffers from some of the nasty ones. Here're some things that will help you: Think about your responses to having to speak. Separate the actual fear-symptoms from the excitement feelings.See how many of the negative responses you can tweak your mind to shift to the excitement category.Learn and use deep breathing in your daily life and certainly use it in your speaking life!Various energy techniques and hypnosis can be very powerful in developing and fulfilling positive, healthy expectations.Check out your Self Talk. If it's full of "I'm going to be a failure", consciously change it to "I'm an excellent speaker and I enjoy speaking in public." Never mind if that's a screaming lie. Your subconscious mind, which has diligently helped you feel like a failure can change its tactics and, over time, alter your belief so that you do indeed enjoy speaking in public and you've become very good at it. It takes discipline to continually remind yourself to cancel your negative Self Talk and replace it with healthy thoughts.During my thirty-some years as therapist and public speaking coach I've observed that these techniques work very well for many people. If, however, a person has underlying and deep feelings of insufficiency, counseling may be helpful in clearing out the personal debris to free up a person to
be--and to feel--truly successful. Carole McMichaels, Speaker, Musician, Coach, Author: Fearless Public Speaking: How to Get Rid of Your Stage Fright and Prepare and Deliver a Winning Presentation, invites you to join her free newsletter on speaking in public. You may also download your free report, "7 Valuable Tips on Writing a Mind-Gripping Speech".
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I recently had one of the toughest public speaking engagements of my career. It was a three hour afternoon session on Martin Luther King day in Baltimore, Maryland. It was difficult for many reasons, but one of the most trying was that the audience consisted of all the employees of one company. They ranged from the lowest level to the highest level in the company. When you have all managers or all executives, it is relatively easy to hone in on their interests and concerns. When you have such a varied group you have to 'bounce around' and not spend too much time on the interests and concerns of any one type of audience member. If you do, you will lose the interest of all the other groups. Copyright © 1998 - 2005 Advanced Public Speaking Institute Tom Antion provides entertaining speeches and educational seminars. He is the ultimate entrepreneur, having owned many businesses BEFORE graduating college. Tom is the author of the best selling presentation skills book "Wake 'em Up Business Presentations" and "Click: The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing." It is important to Tom that his knowledge be not only absorbed, but enjoyed. This is why he delivers his speeches laced with great humor and hysterical jokes. Tom has addressed more than 87 different industries and is thoroughly committed to his clients' needs. http://www.antion.com Advanced Public Speaking Institute
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