Curing Stage Fright: Don’t Look For Approval
Next time you are in the audience of a magnificent speaker, steal a look around you and notice the faces. You might be surprised to see that almost all appear neutral, even somber, rather than in lively rapt attention as you might have assumed. You see, an authentic...
Easygoing in the Not Knowing
Imagine standing in front of an expectant audience and not knowing where your next sentence is coming from. This common nightmare leads to epidemic anxiety around public speaking, as well as to over-preparation and over-thinking. And not just for newbies but for...
Curing Stage Fright: Lessons From Horse Whisperers
“Buck,” a documentary about a man who inspired Robert Redford’s 1998 movie “The Horse Whisperer,” is a movie that moved me deeply. Buck Brannaman holds that there is no reason ever to “break” a horse; that a horse’s...
Public Speaking: Keep it Simple and Personal
Once I presented at a regional conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) on how to use public speaking to educate the public and promote their practices. I guided these masters of clutter liberation in de-cluttering and simplifying their...
Speaking Circles®
Learn how to move through stage fright rather than trying to mask it by sharing who you really are.