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Are you afraid to speak in public?

If you’re like me, I’ll bet you enjoy chatting with a friend over a cup of tea. I’ll bet you enjoy small gatherings where the conversation is flowing freely and you can listen or join in as the fancy takes you. And if you’re like me, I’ll bet that the thought of doing a presentation as you stand in front of a room full of strangers makes your stomach do a bellyflop.

Perhaps you’re a trifle surprised that I admit to feeling nervous when I give a speech? You might ask yourself “is the blog of a self professed public speaking expert?”

Well, I’ve been speaking in public both for fun, and as part of my career, for ten years, and I still feel nervous. I don’t expect the nerves to ever go away. I’ve come to realise, I don’t want the nerves to vanish. When I employ the right techniques, my feeling of fear actually drives energy into my speech. My terror helps me make every presentation I do more dynamic, more entertaining, and more engaging for the audience.

Public speaking is a skill that can help you tangibly in your career. So many job adverts list amongst the requirements communication skills and teamwork. No doubt at work, you’ve been asked to give a speech, or more often, just a few impromptu words in front of the team. Learning to manage your fear, structure your speech so you sound as intelligent as you are, and present your speech like you know what you’re talking about is vital to get and keep your job.

I believe that public speaking is a skill that we can all learn. Communication doesn’t require any special equipment, nor does a good speaker have any particular talent that anyone else can’t pick up. And that’s why I’m offering you a chance to put your name down to get my weekly newsletter of communication tips. I want to teach you the essential skill of public speaking, so that you’ll experience the same exhilaration I feel when I engage and communicate with a room full of friends and strangers.

Here’s what my newsletter will do for you:

• Help you conquer stage fright with simple strategies
• Assist you in discovering the compassion that will make every audience resonate with you.
• Challenge you with exercises to grow your communication skills rapidly.
• Give you techniques to deal with venemous feedback, without stress.
• Explain the science of listening, making you more engaging to people you talk with.
• Direct you to lift out the valuable gems from any conversation effortlessly.
• Cater to your own learning style with diagrams, audio and practical lessons.
• Inject a bit of humour, with original art and cartoons.
• Help you find the passion that will make your communication authentic.

It’s a concise, punchy newsletter

We’ve all got too much to read, too much to do. I don’t want to overload your email client with yet another long, ineffective, boring treatise. I aim to make my newsletter short and digestible. I want you to pick up the new public speaking skills, and have time to actually get out and use them.

My newletter contains:

• My thoughts for the week
• An easily actionable speaking tip
• A word of the week to boost your communication foundations
• Links to recent posts on this blog
• An occaisional bonus, such as an audio session or printable summary

Kickstart your public speaking with my free gift to you

I’m sure you’re keen to start learning how to improve your communication ability right now. That’s why I’ve written a 14 page report which covers six techniques I’ve found to be powerful methods of reducing fear and the symptoms of nerves when speaking in public. After ten years practising public speaking as both a hobby and as part of my job, I still find these six methods useful in reducing my nerves, and helping to get my message across to my audience.

When you sign up for my newsletter, you’ll be sent a link to download the report. Read it over, and try out the techniques next time you have a speech to give. Let me know if the tips work as well for you as they have for me.

Here’s what I’ve put into this free report:

• The state of mind that converts fear into engagement
• Why you should be getting fit to speak
• The difference between practice and rehearsal
• How a simple stroll relieves your nerves
• Why you should act a part on stage
• How letting your guard down will win over your fear

Put your name down now!

Put your name and your best email address into the form below, click the button, and you’ll soon receive a confirmation email. Click the link in that email, and you’ll receive a welcome message. The process is long-winded but painless, and there are pictures of kittens. When you confirm, you’ll be on my list of special newsletter readers. You’ll receive my weekly newsletter with tips and advice on improving your communication, as well as exclusive special bonuses such as audio sessions and printable one page summaries, and a link to download the 14 page report with six tips to overcome your fear of speaking.

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