by Doreen Downing | Mar 18, 2022 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Fear of Speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Speaking to Groups, Storytelling, Workshops for Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety
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,...
by Doreen Downing | Feb 14, 2022 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Leadership and Public Speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips
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....
by Doreen Downing | Apr 26, 2021 | 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking, Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Inspiration to speak in public, Personal Relationships and Speaking, Presence and public speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips, Self Talk, Storytelling, Uncategorized
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?...
by Doreen Downing | Apr 12, 2021 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Inspiration to speak in public, Leadership and Public Speaking, Mindfulness and speaking, Personal Relationships and Speaking, Presence and public speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking at Work, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips, Self Talk, Speaking to Groups, Storytelling
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...
by Doreen Downing | Mar 29, 2021 | Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Find Your Voice Blog, Inspiration to speak in public, Mindfulness and speaking, Personal Relationships and Speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips, Self Talk
Kind Words I want to share a note I received from one of my clients who participated in my 12-week Online Coaching program. She wrote to me and said, “I appreciate the opportunity to learn to hear, listen and take actions based on my inner voice!” Nancy’s...
by Doreen Downing | Mar 15, 2021 | Authentic Speaking, Confident public speaking, Essential Speaking, Fear of Speaking, Fearless Public Speaking, Inspiration to speak in public, Leadership and Public Speaking, Mindfulness and speaking, Personal Relationships and Speaking, Presence and public speaking, Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking at Work, Public Speaking Coaching, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking to Groups
A client I worked with shared the good news about his success speaking at a conference (pre-pandemic). If you have struggled with speaking anxiety, read my client’s story below to see what is possible when it comes to dealing with extreme anxiety. I bet you will find...
