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07Jan

For Influence and Confidence, Question Lazy Labels

For influence, question lazy labels

We label and put people and ideas into boxes all the time: and we need to. These short-cuts for our brain are vital to let us get on with our day without stopping to second-guess ourselves. And it's much faster to label than to try to understand. However, by their very nature these labels stop us from thinking more deeply and being curious. And if you follow me regularly you'll know that I believe curiosity to be a major super-power for successful communication. The good news is that avoiding or questioning these label shortcuts can be a major...

By Sarah Denholmbusiness meetings, Content, Mindset, Persuasionaudience connection, curiosity, engaging with audience, groupthink, Listening, presence and gravitas, self-talk public speaking, shared meaning, Socrates on written language, speaking belief system, speaking comfort zone, superficial labels0 CommentsRead more...

17Jul

How to Improve your Talk in 10 Minutes

Want immediate, clear feedback on ways to improve your talk in 10 minutes? I have a suggestion for you. My only proviso is, don't do this if you're an anxious speaker or highly self-conscious, or you may end up feeling worse and it could really set you back.

Video yourself

Get your phone or camcorder ready to go Set yourself up in the space with your notes, or slides if you're using them Start filming, and deliver your talk for a few minutes: say up to 5 as a general rule Five minutes is a good length of time to settle into your content...

By Sarah DenholmContent, Delivery, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, Rehearsalclear message, high audience engagement, procrastinating about practising your presentation, speaking comfort zone, video feedback of presentation0 CommentsRead more...

26Jun

How Mastering Discomfort Can Set You Free to Speak in Public

Mastering discomfort can set you free Speaking in public is confronting for most people. It can bring up all sorts of uncomfortable emotions and physical symptoms, which of course you'd rather avoid. But if what you want to achieve is outside your comfort zone, then inevitably there will be discomfort - or outright fear - in getting there: "Discomfort brings engagement and change. Discomfort means you're doing something that others were unlikely to do, because they're hiding out in the comfort zone." - Seth Godin And if you're someone who's struggled through times in your life where you were really uncomfortable...

By Sarah DenholmMindset, Overcoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blogfreedom to speak in public, public speaking coaching, public speaking course, public speaking discomfort, public speaking self-consciousness, public speaking symptoms, Seth Godin, speaking comfort zone0 CommentsRead more...

01Feb

Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking: Playing at the Edges of your Comfort Zone

Stretching your comfort zone edges I've recently gone back to yoga classes after a break of 10 years or so, and one thing about doing the poses which confused me initially, was knowing how to distinguish between intensity during a stretch versus discomfort or pain. Intensity is another word for energy flow, and that's what you're after in yoga, and public speaking. But where does intensity tip over into negative, unhelpful territory, and how can you stop that from happening? The solution, I've found, is learning how to "play at the edges" of my comfort zone, my limits, without...

By Sarah DenholmMindset, Overcoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, Rehearsalfear of presenting, fear public speaking, speaking comfort zone, speaking skills0 CommentsRead more...

01Apr

What Are You Really Afraid Of?

what are you really afraid of? Picture this: go back a few years, to when I’ve just completed my first ever keynote presentation, where I talked to a group of emerging corporate leaders about life lessons and resilience. It’s gone well, I get great feedback, and when I leave the group I’m on a high, totally exhilarated by the experience. I stop at the supermarket on the way home (exotic finish to my big debut, right?!) and am in the checkout queue when I’m suddenly swept with anxiety. I start to think about what I’ve just...

By Sarah DenholmMindset, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blogkeynote presentation, speaking comfort zone, Steven Pressfield, The War Of Art0 CommentsRead more...

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For influence, question lazy labels

Video yourself