In 2010, a movie called The King’s Speech made public speaking its dramatic focus. In it, British actor Colin Firth explores the anguish that people feel when they’re cut off from their natural “voice” — meaning not just our physical voices, but our feeling that we have the right to express what we think and feel, the Read More
Fear of Public Speaking and Self-Criticism
Addiction, Fear of Public Speaking, and Rubber Duckies
You may be wondering what addiction has to do with fear of public speaking. Well, if you’ve ever been addicted to anything, you’ll probably recognize these feelings: All the while aware of his addiction, awakened by the flood of stress chemicals, urgently advising him that something to take the edge off would be a very Read More
How to Blow a Video Shoot: The Sequel
My last blog post was a painful public confession of… well, you gotta see the video. (And let me say right now that I am so very, very grateful there was no YouTube when I was a teenager!) So I went back to the scene of the crime, my friend Andrea Kihlstedt‘s loft in Read More
Challenging That Voice in Your Head: Public Speaking With Less Little Voice
A public speaking client recently thanked me for challenging the little voice in her head. You know the one I’m talking about: That voice in your mind (or maybe sitting on your shoulder) that can’t wait to let you know what you did wrong, can’t do right, will never become, don’t deserve to get, etc. Read More