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I use a 1-2-3-punch combination of:
It’s important that the combo starts with inhaling. This combo acts as a re-set back to confidence.
It takes real guts to look silly long enough to give the audience time to believe you’re serious. Most people give up the first time they hear someone laugh at them. But a true professional, like modern swing dancer Ksenia Parkhatskaya, knows how to feel silly long enough to wow her audience! She truly has…
“Perhaps the most important physical act onstage is making eye contact.”– Chris Anderson, TED Conference curator, from his article, How to Give a Killer Presentation, Harvard Business Review (June 2013) So, where the heck do we get a chance to practice making eye contact, anyway? We can’t wait until we’re in front of an audience. We need a…
A big thanks to Dr. Amanda Kirane for inviting me to present a hands-on bootcamp-style Public Speaking & Confidence Workshop for her UC Davis General Surgery Residents at their UC Davis Chapter’s Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) meeting. Location: UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA. Date: Aug 2, 2018. Share this post: Share on Facebook…
James Jeffley made it all the way to THE BIG STAGE during the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking contests in 2015 and 2014. James made it to the final top-10 winners out of 30,000 competitors, worldwide. TWICE! His District 39 Keynote includes his 3 overarching tips for developing your speech: What’s your takeaway MESSAGE? What’s your…
Lucine Fyelon: Violinist, Singer, Opera Soprano, Pianist, Songwriter. Pure passion and tons of talent! Love, love her enthusiasm – it’s uplifting and motivational. Great showmanship is the fastest way to get your audience to love you! Lucine Fyelon – “Pound Cake” Hip Hop violin: Lucine Fyelon – Vocals & Violin: Lucine Fyelon – Soprano opera…
In a Toastmasters speech contest, you can disqualify yourself by going under-or-over-time! Toastmasters’ International (inspirational/motivational) speech contest allows you to speak for 5-7 minutes – with 30 seconds of leeway. IE: you’re technically good from 4-minutes-and-30-seconds to 7-minutes-and-30-seconds. But if you end your speech at 4:29 or 7:31, you’re disqualified. I’ve seen it happen to my…
