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Fearless Speaking: Discovering Your True Voice
When: Saturday, April 17, 2010 Time: 9:30am-4:30pm Where: San Francisco, CA Fee: $165 Registration: SFSU College of Extended Learning (415) 405-7700 Imagine feeling relaxed and confident when you speak in front of a group. Whether you dread the thought of public...
Speaking Circle®
When: 2nd Wednesday of each month Time: 7-9:30pm Where: Berkeley, CA Fee: $40 per session Registration: doreen@essentialspeaking.com 510-524-4055 At a Speaking Circle® you are provided all the support you need to express yourself in your own time and in your own...
Essential Being: a guide for “Taking the risk of being yourself”
5.0 out of 5 stars from Amazon.com Essential Being: a guide for "Taking the risk of being yourself", January 17, 2010 By Michael F. Bouscaren Doreen Downing's "Essential Speaking" delivers practical tools from many perspectives to release the true self as speaker. She...
Anderson Cooper’s Secret to Success: Talk to One Person
CNN's Anderson Cooper has earned four Emmys because he knows how to talk to one person, not millions. What is the secret to his success? He says he is "not talking to X number of people, I'm just talking to one person through that camera lens." The Art of Essential...
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[2010] SpeakingQuest: Journey to Your Authentic Self
SpeakingQuest: Journey to Your Authentic Self Week-long retreat in Molokai, Hawaii Facilitated by Doreen Downing and Katherine Mapes-Resnik When: TBA Where: Island of Molokai, Hawaii Information: www.speakingquest.com SpeakingQuest retreats combine the excitement of...
From Dread of Public Speaking to Enjoyment: A Workshop Participant Speaks
I was surprised that my presentation went so well! What was really wonderful was that I didn't have the shaky hands or voice. The breathing became very natural for me and it kept me relaxed while I was up in front of the class. Another great thing was being able to...
Discover What You have to Say
A potential participant heard that in Speaking Circles we come up with our own topics, and she wrote to me asking if this was true. She was afraid she didn’t have anything to say. This is my response to her… “I'm glad that you are considering how Speaking Circles...
SpeakingQuest: Journey to Your Authentic Self
October 10-16, 2009, SpeakingQuest: Journey to Your Authentic Self Island of Molokai, Hawaii http://www.speakingquest.com/
Praise for Essential Speaking: The 7-Step Guide to Finding Your Real Voice
More Praise for Essential Speaking I found Essential Speaking: The 7-Step Guide to Finding Your Real Voice, by Doreen Downing to be a wonderful book—ostensibly about public speaking, but also about learning how to be true to yourself while in the presence of people...
SpeakingQuest: Journey to Your Authentic Self
SpeakingQuest: Journey to Your Authentic Self Week-long retreat in Molokai, Hawaii Facilitated by Doreen Downing and Katherine Mapes-Resnik When: October 10-16, 2009 Where: Island of Molokai, Hawaii Information: www.speakingquest.com SpeakingQuest retreats combine the...