by Doreen Downing | Mar 5, 2018 | 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Public Speaking Tips
FEAR NOT: Living Beyond Your Fears In this episode of FEAR NOT, I will share with you the secrets I discovered as I faced my own fear of public speaking. Even though I have a Ph.D. in psychology, I hid my fear. In conquering it, I found that being connected to your...
by Doreen Downing | Jan 17, 2015 | 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Tips
You Can Be Yourself and Speak Without Fear Fearless speaking takes confidence to express yourself and speak in any situation. It is liberating. When you know who you are, then a strength from within guides and supports you as you face life’s daily challenges....
by Doreen Downing | Jan 7, 2015 | 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Tips, Self Talk
As a Psychologist, the listening I offer is deep, arises from my heart, is full of curiosity, and does not judge. This pure quality of deep listening allows people to feel safe and gives them the courage to speak without fear. What I’ve noticed is that most...
by Doreen Downing | Dec 31, 2014 | 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Mindfulness and speaking, Presence and public speaking, Public Speaking Tips
To Be Present is to Be Free of Fear To be fully present, in the center of the now, is to be free of fear. It is when you think back to an unpleasant memory or when you look ahead at the possibility of being judged by others that the waves of fear begin to move through...
by Doreen Downing | Dec 28, 2014 | 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Mindfulness and speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking to Groups
“A silent mind is far more precise, accurate, and powerful than anything that is contained in the boundaries of rational thought.” Deepak Chopra Be Silent When people come to my programs on overcoming the fear of speaking, they are always surprised to see...
by Doreen Downing | Mar 14, 2010 | 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Tips
You can be a fearless speaker! First, realize that we are all public speakers. Whether you are giving a presentation at work, sharing your opinion at a meeting, or talking to someone one-on-one, you are expressing yourself. The question is, do you feel comfortable and...
