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Public Speaking Skills Training: Public Speaking Courses - The First 5 Steps to Becoming a Confident Speaker
Does the thought of public speaking give you the heebie jeebies? Do you have a presentation coming up that's got you squirming in your own skin? Well, take a deep breath, let it go, and read on. I'll give you the first 5 public speaking steps for reconnecting with your natural state of confidence and ease when public speaking.
1. Remember, It's Just Speaking
Public speaking is just that. It's you, speaking, and you happen to be in public. You do it all the time. Gossiping at work. Chatting with friends. But when we think of "public speaking" we forget that all it is, really, is talking. I like to say that public speaking is when one person has so much to say that they don't let another person get a word in edgewise. Sure, there are ways to be more professional and polished when presenting or speaking, but in the end, it's just a bunch of talking.
2. Be With What Is
If you feel scared or nervous, allow yourself to feel what you feel. Don't push it away. Sit down and start writing down what you are scared of. What's got you so nervous? What are you afraid of? What's going to happen? Let your feelings and fears out on to the page. Or blab them into a tape recorder. Let those feelings move through you without holding on to them. Let them move out of you and on to the page.
3. Focus on What You Want
Now that you've emptied your mind of all your horror stories, get that mind focused on what you DO want. What do you want to experience when you're speaking? How do you want to feel? What do you want to have happen? Write it down. In detail. Let yourself imagine it all going exactly as you want it to go. Write out a script of how this "scene" will unfold. You are the writer, director and star.
4. Give Yourself Full Permission to Be Yourself
Let go of that old myth that in order to be a good public speaker you have to be some kind of hyped-up, slick, rock'em-sock'em speaker. No, you get to be you. You get to speak the way YOU speak. You get to move the way YOU move. You get to show up and be real. Give yourself full permission to just be you and you will not only feel more confident and at ease, you will come across as credible and trustworthy to your public speaking audience.
5. Befriend Your Body
You know all that nervous energy that's moving through your body when you think about speaking in front of a group? That energy can be your best friend. I know it doesn't feel that way when your heart is pounding and your stomach is churning. But the truth is that all those sensations are just energy moving.
Let that energy move! Don't clamp down on them or push them away. That will only make you more tense and anxious. Instead, let yourself feel that energy move through your body. Be with those sensations AS sensations. Don't judge them or call them names, like "anxiety," "nervousness," or "fear." They are just energy moving.
These first public speaking steps will get you on your way to feeling so much more at ease when you are public speaking. Play with them. Experiment. Oh, and remember to breathe!
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