by Doreen Downing | Feb 3, 2021 | Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching
The Untangling This testimonial just came in from one of my private clients. I loved it so much I wanted to share it with you. “A couple of years ago I changed my job to one that required periodic speaking in front of audiences that could range from 10 to 50 people...
by Doreen Downing | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fear at 40 Why did I wait until I was 40 to face my fear of speaking? I can name reasons, but here’s the truth… I was afraid to face my fear. Even though I had my Phd. in Psychology and was helping people with their fears I was able to avoid my own inner terror. I...
by Doreen Downing | Dec 21, 2020 | Authentic Speaking, Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips
One Question and One Answer My professional future as a psychologist hung on my answer to a question, and I froze. I was sitting at a table in front of six examiners. For over an hour they had been asking me questions to determine if they would grant me...
by Doreen Downing | Nov 23, 2020 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Essential Speaking, Events & Programs, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Inspiration to speak in public, Leadership and Public Speaking, Mindfulness and speaking, Personal Relationships and Speaking, Presence and public speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips, Self Talk, Speaking to Groups
Recently, someone emailed me for advice on how to handle his fear of public speaking. I thought I’d share my response to him with you because it contains valuable tips on how you can handle your fear of speaking. Here is the response I wrote to him: The very first...
by Doreen Downing | Sep 7, 2020 | Confident public speaking, Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Leadership and Public Speaking, Storytelling
If you opened this post, you’re probably aware that Chadwick Boseman, the star of the Black Panther movie, just died. He played the African king of Wakanda, a fictional country in the Marvel comic book series. With stunning beauty and advanced technology the country...
