Many people tell me the first few minutes of a talk or speech are filled with tension and anxiety. They say that once they get past the first five or ten minutes, they feel OK. When I ask them to evaluate what happens in the first few minutes, they realize that it is making genuine […]

Effectiveness in public speaking or presentation is not about your performance.  It is certainly not about being perfect in your speaking style.  Effectiveness has to do with what happens to them, your listeners, as a result of who you are being with them.  If you shared ideas, information and stories that cause your listeners to […]

  So often, speakers feel that they are getting up in front of strangers.  And worse, they expect that the strangers in their audience will be unaccepting or disapproving of what they have to say.  The thought that they might not like you or agree with you triggers a terrifying reaction in your body and mind. […]