by Doreen Downing | Mar 2, 2019 | Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Tips
Can you Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety? When people start to work with me, the question I hear most often is this… … “Can I get rid of my public speaking anxiety!” Does this sound familiar? If so, you probably have already searched for a program that can lead you to...
by Doreen Downing | Feb 2, 2019 | Authentic Speaking, Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Mindfulness and speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Circles
Are you Hiding Your Authentic Self? Many people are simply too afraid to even face their public speaking anxieties. They can and do avoid the spotlight for years. The truth is that the beautiful and natural Essential Self within never gets to come out from hiding. It...
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 | Apr 27, 2017 | Fear of Speaking, Speaking Circles
Toastmasters Offers Tools I did Toastmasters quite a few years ago when I was first beginning to face my fear of public speaking. I got awards—regional awards, district awards, and yet I still did not get to that place inside where my fear took residence. Deep within...
by Doreen Downing | Jan 18, 2016 | Authentic Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog
Programs offered by The Essential Speaking Institute are designed to inspire you to find the power of your real voice, speak without fear, and make the changes you deeply desire. I enjoy sharing with you all that I have learned about speaking without fear. Having...
by Doreen Downing | Jan 14, 2015 | Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Speaking to Groups
Most people experience a connection when they are speaking one-to-one with another person. It is when they speak in front of a group that many people begin to feel afraid and lose the connection to themselves and to their listeners. The secret to speaking without fear...
