by Tina Blake | Nov 29, 2019 | Overcoming Stage Fright & Anxiety Tips, Public Speaking Tips
People buy people, not products or services. That makes the panel discussion a particularly powerful way to get across their benefits – because having a group of speaking onstage allows you to bring in voices from right across the business. However, when you...
by Tina Blake | Oct 23, 2018 | Overcoming Stage Fright & Anxiety Tips
September is commonly a manically busy time in the corporate calendar – but with those long days and late nights can come some really satisfying work. For my part, the work my learners and I have been doing in a range of sessions over the last few months has been...
by Tina Blake | Apr 30, 2018 | Body Language, Overcoming Stage Fright & Anxiety Tips, Public Speaking Tips
How quickly you speak matters. Speak too fast and your audience won’t keep up. Speak too slow and they will just get bored. How you pace your speaking voice will affect how your speech is received. The best speakers know this. John F. Kennedy, for example, spoke fast:...
by Tina Blake | Mar 15, 2018 | Overcoming Stage Fright & Anxiety Tips, Powerful Video Presenting Tips
For many public speakers – both novices and veterans – the audience is among the biggest sources of anxiety. How an audience will react to your speech – and to you – can feel like a terrifying unknown. After all, speaking in public involves giving a little of yourself...
by Tina Blake | Jan 30, 2018 | Overcoming Stage Fright & Anxiety Tips
Presenteritis, as long-term readers will know, is what I call that group of symptoms experienced by many nervous speakers. From butterflies in the tummy to cold feet, a high heart rate to tense shoulders, Presenteritis actually makes it even harder to speak as you...
by Tina Blake | Nov 22, 2017 | Overcoming Stage Fright & Anxiety Tips
Presenteritis is no laughing matter, but in the video above I have a bit of fun at its expense anyway. The nasty little bug I call Presenteritis causes a suite of symptoms which can spell real trouble for speakers. The good news is that there is a cure – you don’t...
