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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...
Journey to Your Real Self and Speak Authentically
Essential Speaking Programs Can Lead you to Your Real Self Have you been longing for a deeper connection to your real self? Your heart, mind, and soul may beckon you toward a path that can lead you to speak authentically. In Essential Speaking programs, you will find an innovative process that not only dissolves stage […]
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Published and Available
Essential Speaking: The 7-Step Guide to Finding Your Real Voice is published and now available on my website, www.essentialspeaking.com or on amazon.com.
Navigate Safely to Your Authentic Voice
Recently a participant made a comment to me about how he felt that the Speaking Circle was “too safe” and this made him doubt our approach. I explained that in this process I intentionally create a gentle learning environment because I believe it’s difficult to change...
Facilitating Change with your Authentic Voice
I rang the chimer to start the Facilitator Training program, and the sound of the bell hung in the air for a very long time. We were all quiet as the vibration filled the room. The note seemed to float through the window, into the forest, beyond the village, and...
Presence: Your Key to Powerful Speaking
When: Monday, May 18, 2009 Time: 6:30-9:00pm Where: East Bay Coaches, 24 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA www.eastbaycoaches.org 510-524-4055 When you deliver a speech to an audience, work with a client, or talk intimately with a friend, it is your presence that carries your...
Presence: Your Key to Conflict Resolution
Relational Presence is an ongoing practice that can be part of living more consciously every moment of every day. As Facilitators of Speaking Circles we apply this amazing process to help people transform their fear of speaking in groups, but we are also introducing...
Transform Fear Into Authentic Presence
I was a Toastmaster who regularly won contests. I even advanced to district and regional awards. The truth is that my gut fear was always present. I learned techniques that I used to manage "the butterflies," but I did not transform that basic insecurity within me....
Speak Without Fear and Step Closer to Your Dream
The Fear of Speaking As a psychologist, I help people to speak without fear. As I see it, the fear of speaking as one of the biggest blocks to people moving forward in their lives. When they have to speak in front of others, or even when they anticipate doing it, many...