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Reduce Stage Fright: Talk Only to One Person at a Time

Reduce Stage Fright: Talk Only to One Person at a Time

by Doreen Downing | Mar 21, 2010 | Fear of Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Speaking to Groups

Public Speaking is a Series of One-to-One Conversations To reduce stage fright, approach public speaking as more of a “me-to-you” discussion rather than a full-blown broadcast, suggests G.I. Taylor in the Fear of Speaking blog. I agree with the idea of being able to...
The Most Important Rule in Public Speaking: Be Yourself

The Most Important Rule in Public Speaking: Be Yourself

by Doreen Downing | Mar 18, 2010 | Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking to Groups

FastUpFront Blog in their article, “Essential Public Speaking Tips for Non-Public Speakers,” wrote about the number one rule which is to be yourself. However, in order to be yourself, you have to know who you are. The question then becomes, where do you go...
Anderson Cooper’s Secret to Success: Talk to One Person

Anderson Cooper’s Secret to Success: Talk to One Person

by Doreen Downing | Jan 23, 2010 | Find Your Voice Blog, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking to Groups

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.”...
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