Are you one of those people that have anxiety attacks before a public speaking event? Fear of public speaking is one of the top social fears found among Americans. Whether it involves speaking up at meetings or in class, this fear can truly wreak havoc in your life. Overcoming this fear can be difficult but […]
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Speaking In an Unfamiliar Venue
For most people speaking in public is a scary prospect. At best it can give you the butterflies, and at worst it can paralyze you. This stress can be multiplied when you are expected to speak in a venue that is unfamiliar. This sort of venue is one at which you are speaking whether it […]
Keeping Yourself Motivated while Speaking
When you are speaking to a group of people, keeping them interested and informed can be quite a task. There are many techniques and tricks that you can use to achieve this goal. However, there is something that most people do not think about until they are the one who is going to be speaking. […]
Maintaining Emotional Awareness When Communicating
When it comes to communicating, whether at work or at home, emotions play a huge roll. Communication, effective or otherwise, is driven by how you think and what you are feeling in the moment. How you interpret others nonverbal communications and react to it can drive your understanding of their message, and the same works […]
Effective Connecting Through Stress Management
Have you ever been in the middle of a meeting when things get heated and temperatures rise? If so, then you will have felt and seen the negative effects that stress can have on your ability to effectively communicate with other parties. The trouble is that when stress does show itself, it is not always […]
Nonverbal Communication Skills
In part two of our series on how to increase your effective connecting skills we will be discussing nonverbal communication. Public speaking is as much about how others read our body language (and how we read theirs) as it is about what we say or how we say it. Everything, from the way you look […]