by Doreen Downing | May 29, 2020 | Confident public speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Mindfulness and speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Tips
Calm your Mind When you are about to speak up in public, your mind can take over and create havoc. Let’s say it’s your best friend’s wedding and you are the best man/honored maiden. It’s traditional for you to step up, raise your glass and give a toast. I’ve...
by Doreen Downing | Apr 2, 2020 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Essential Speaking, Events & Programs, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Speaking Circles
Virtual Speaking Circle® on Zoom! Do you want to be more comfortable whenever you speak? Now you can experience Speaking Circles while maintaining “social distance.” I invite you to join me for a Virtual Speaking Circle® on Zoom. Wednesdays, 7-8:15pm or Thursdays,...
by Doreen Downing | Mar 2, 2020 | Confident public speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking to Groups
Power of Your Voice Last week, the electricity went out in my home here in northern California. We were hit by the power outages for public safety. After that, My PC desktop computer suddenly stopped as I was mid-sentence. And then my MacBook Pro laptop screen got...
by Doreen Downing | Feb 10, 2020 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Inspiration to speak in public, Mindfulness and speaking, Presence and public speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips
Story of Zen Master The following Zen wisdom and confident speaking story, a favorite of mine, points to what I believe are the 3 secrets to confident speaking. A student came to Master Ichu and said, “Please write for me something of great wisdom.” Master Ichu picked...
by Doreen Downing | Sep 16, 2019 | Confident public speaking, Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Leadership and Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Circles, Speaking to Groups
My Fear to Lead a Meeting Why? Because, after a few cancellations, I had only two people signed up for the Berkeley Speaking Circle®? The meeting was scheduled to start in an hour. I wondered… …If the two participants could get enough value out of such an...
by Doreen Downing | Sep 2, 2019 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Mindfulness and speaking, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips
Boost your Confidence with these 10 Steps I know you usually find me guiding you to be present and connected when you’re speaking, however… …as I’m preparing to give a presentation myself… I wanted to share the 10 steps I personally go...
