Week 2 Giving Yourself Permission

Close your eyes……

Think of all the qualities of a great speaker you have heard

Picture someone you thought was a terrible speaker

People can’t see you are afraid – so don’t tell them.

They are already nervous for you.

They don’t want you to bomb – it hurts them.

Learning to neutralize your

fear. The relaxation response. Autogenic

training.

Let me replace it with a positive feeling

Imagine the audience as a friendly loving group – try to take the energy from them

Why a joke or antidote can work for you

Your anxiety is not obvious to others

Autogenic Training Exercise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=yngg8DfmzPE&feature=plcp

Adrenalin is produced and you need it

Fight or flight response

Know you subject – preparation is everything

Change the conversation from internal conversation to begin talking to the audience – imagine the adrenalin and embrace the energy

Dale Carnegie

“What really matters is that you're speaking about

something you really believe and really want to say to this group, and something that

you REALLY know, either from experience or intense study.”

Visualize success.

Prepare well.http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=QyWsyDMWTGg

Practice

Imagine the audience with no clothes….

Speak about something you are passionate about.

Limit the scope of your talk, know 10X what you put on

slides or charts.

Visualize Success

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-9LC

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Speak with animation and enthusiasm.

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Be Modest.Be Self-effacing

Converse and connect with your audience.

Make your audience a partner in the speech.