Numerous studies confirm what most of us already know: People fear speaking in public. In one academic study, over 40% of people claim public speaking is their biggest fear. With this blog post my aim is to address two important questions: Why do people fear speaking in public? What can you do to overcome the fear? To overcome the fear of public speaking, we must first […]
Preparation is one of the most important elements in a successful presentation, and also the best way to reduce any nerves and develop confidence as a novice speaker. My aim with the speech preparation series is to deconstruct the entire process, which begins by defining the audience, and concludes with last minute guidelines for the day […]
Having seen the benefits first hand, both in my career and personal life, I have no doubt that public speaking is a skill worth developing, for a number of reasons. In this article I outline three of the most basic reasons why public speaking skills are important for everyone to develop at some point in life. 1) […]