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The Perfect Pause
Anticipation The day of my wedding I wanted everything to be perfect: Perfect Man Perfect Location Perfect Dress Perfect Ceremony Perfect Planner All checked off the list but then... As I stood outside the church and the doors opened, the music I was supposed to walk...
Do You Know About the 4 Shifts?
4 Shifts of Transformation A few years ago, I created a webinar that some of you may have signed up to watch at one time or another. It's called The 4 Secrets My Clients Use to Discover Their Authentic Voice and Speak Without Fear. Since it's been a while, I thought...
An Inside Job
Where the Fear Lives People come to me because they are afraid of speaking up in public. And it's not always just getting on a stage and giving a presentation. A lot of times it's just being in a meeting, needing to raise their hand and offer an opinion. However, they...
When It Comes to Speaking, Are You an “Orchid” or a “Dandelion?”
What are you when it comes to public speaking, an “orchid” or a “dandelion?”
Who Do You See in Your Mirror?
I just received this question from one of my students about the mirror exercise I offered in a recent video…
“How long would it be best for me to stay in front of the mirror?”
Most People Don’t Think This is Public Speaking
What Is Public Speaking, Really? You might think “public speaking” is about being on a stage with a microphone in hand. The audience sits with rapt attention, or so you wish. But the idea of speaking formally in front of an audience is only a narrow description of...
A Powerful Tool to Calm Your Nerves
I received an email from one of my writing mentors, Naomi Rose, and I want to pass on to you a question she presented. It’s a powerful tool you can use to help calm your nerves whenever you have speaking anxiety (or any anxiety, really).
The Find Your Voice, Change Your Life Podcast
The Birth of a New Idea Can you believe how drastically things changed during quarantine? We're not out of the woods yet, but hopefully, that time is coming soon. How different will our relationships look-- will our communication look-- once we emerge? For me, one of...
Zen Wisdom and Confident Speaking
Story of Zen Master The following Zen wisdom and confident speaking story, a favorite of mine, points to what I believe are the 3 secrets to confident speaking. A student came to Master Ichu and said, “Please write for me something of great wisdom.” Master Ichu picked...
How My Book on Speaking Got Its Title
My book on speaking, Essential Speaking: The 7-Step Guide to Finding Your Real Voice grew out of a class I had been teaching in San Francisco. In early 2000, I opened the catalog of courses offered at the Learning Annex where I was a teacher, and my eye caught the...
