Comments on: Public Speaking http://be4success.net/2008/10/public-speaking/ A Financial, Personal & Spiritual Growth Blog Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Neil http://be4success.net/2008/10/public-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Neil Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:39:24 +0000 http://be4success.net/?p=90#comment-16 Barbara, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you were able to find me. Eric's blog is one that I read daily. Focusing on a target above the audience was one of the first tricks I learned. As I grew more comfortable I was able to begin making eye contact with audience members. Cave -> Focusing on the positive outcomes is a great way to approach public speaking or any task for that matter. Barbara, thanks for stopping by. I’m glad you were able to find me. Eric’s blog is one that I read daily.

Focusing on a target above the audience was one of the first tricks I learned. As I grew more comfortable I was able to begin making eye contact with audience members.

Cave -> Focusing on the positive outcomes is a great way to approach public speaking or any task for that matter.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://be4success.net/2008/10/public-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Barbara Swafford Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:01:41 +0000 http://be4success.net/?p=90#comment-14 Hi Neil - I found your blog through Eric's (Motivate Thyself). This is a great post. I've only done public speaking a few time and was so nervous I messed up. Since then my work has changed and public speaking is not longer a part of it, but the points you've listed at the end are great ones for me to remember in the event I have to do it again. I think finding a target would work great for me as I could focus on it and not on the crowd. Hi Neil – I found your blog through Eric’s (Motivate Thyself). This is a great post. I’ve only done public speaking a few time and was so nervous I messed up. Since then my work has changed and public speaking is not longer a part of it, but the points you’ve listed at the end are great ones for me to remember in the event I have to do it again. I think finding a target would work great for me as I could focus on it and not on the crowd.

]]> By: cave2626 http://be4success.net/2008/10/public-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-13 cave2626 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:47:24 +0000 http://be4success.net/?p=90#comment-13 I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one. I found that I used to worry about what people would think if I screwed up when speaking publically and that made me nervous. But I had an epiphany. Rather than focus on the negative if I screwed up, why not focus on the positive if I did a really good job. The idea of compliments and accolades for a job well done gave me a whole new spin on public speaking. After a few successful outings it made public speaking that much easier. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one. I found that I used to worry about what people would think if I screwed up when speaking publically and that made me nervous. But I had an epiphany. Rather than focus on the negative if I screwed up, why not focus on the positive if I did a really good job. The idea of compliments and accolades for a job well done gave me a whole new spin on public speaking. After a few successful outings it made public speaking that much easier.

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