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01Jun

How to change your negative beliefs about speaking: 5 step plan

Choosing new beliefs I sometimes work with clients who have seen themselves as poor speakers for a long time, often many years. They may turn up for coaching or come along to one of my courses with the attitude of "well I'll give this a go, but it won't really change anything". Our beliefs run our lives - they underlie how we relate to the world. But you don't have to feel so stuck around public speaking, and you don't have to sabotage yourself by letting your past experience dictate the present moment. Sometimes I think that we over-complicate things...so with the...

By Sarah DenholmMindset, Overcoming NervesDavid Rock, new public speaking beliefs, overcoming public speaking fear, public speaking positive mindset, public speaking stress, speaking belief system, speaking goals, speaking skills, Your Brain at Work4 CommentsRead more...

11Feb

Using Peripheral Vision Impacts your Public Speaking

plotting your imaginary graph Using your peripheral vision - opening out your vision field to its very edges - is a helpful tool to feel more relaxed, open and ‘spacious’ in front of a group (or indeed whenever you want to feel that way). How often do you do the opposite? This is pretty much the opposite of what we commonly do during the day: think about how often we might focus in on the computer screen, T.V., piece of paper, or even when we’re talking to someone. Why you need to practise It’s important to practise expanding our vision field, because it’s not an obvious...

By Sarah DenholmOvercoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Bloganxiety research, eye contact, performance anxiety, peripheral vision nerves, public speaking stress, Scientific American, Wray Herbert3 CommentsRead more...

10Jul

Defeating Speaking Fear – New Landscape

Defeating speaking fear through a new landscape. Speaking anxiety? I'm always looking for new or different ways that fearful clients can find a workaround for theirs. And I found one in an article about procrastination byTimothy Pychyl in Psychology Today. It's about your goals and what stops you. And it ties well into defeating speaking fear through a new landscape. In the article, he talks about the wave of negativity that can overwhelm us when we sit down to a difficult task; and how learning to cope with this wave of mixed emotions is crucial in order to succeed with our goals. Pychyl's...

By Sarah DenholmMindset, Overcoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blogovercoming public speaking fear, Parker Palmer, procrastination, Psychology Today, public speaking anxiety, public speaking stress, The Courage to Teach, Timothy Pychyl2 CommentsRead more...

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