by Doreen Downing | May 17, 2010 | Authentic Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog
Are You Real When Speaking in Public? “Dare to let the real you shine through” is the message by Teresa Tayag, Trainer, Speaker, Public Speaking Coach and blog author of Let the Real You Shine Through. I agree with Teresa that to be real when speaking in public is the...
by Doreen Downing | May 13, 2010 | Find Your Voice Blog, Leadership and Public Speaking
Leaders Who are Open to Learning When a participant in my Leadership Presence workshop wondered about her tendency to deny her own power as a leader simply because she was a woman, I asked her if she was willing to look more deeply at this tendency. She was already...
by Doreen Downing | May 4, 2010 | Find Your Voice Blog
Essential Self is the Same in Any Language My book, Essential Speaking: The 7-Step Guide to Finding Your Real Voice, is being translated into French by Brendan Flanagan who is practicing the 7 Steps to Essential Speaking with a peer group. He wondered about the phrase...
by Doreen Downing | Apr 26, 2010 | Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Tips
How Conventional Public Speaking Training Misses the Point To ask people to speak and look directly in the eyes of the listener often goes against conventional public speaking training. Many programs tell people who are afraid of audiences to look at a spot on the...
by Doreen Downing | Apr 7, 2010 | Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog
The 7-Steps to Essential Speaking, that I developed are designed to treat public speaking anxiety. Each step begins with “Be” (Be Silent, Be Present, Be Aware, Be Attuned, Be Positive, Be Connected, Be Yourself). Notice that there is no focus on what you say or how...
