I’m a big fan of being authentically yourself when you speak in public — so much so that I wrote a book on the subject, along with this blog post… and this one… and this round-up of blog posts… and, well you get the picture. So What Is This “Avatar” Thing? Your Avatar is a streamlined version of your best Read More
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Stop Being A Perfectionist and Your Own Worst Critic—Instead, Take The Stage and Be Yourself!
When it comes to public speaking, many of us are our own worst critics. Audiences generally accept and appreciate our best efforts, but we impose perfectionist thoughts and standards that make us feel like it’s not OK to just be ourselves when we speak. These posts, from 100 Top Public Speaking Tips, will help you battle perfectionist tendencies, Read More
Public Speaking Tip 5: Want to Be a GREAT Public Speaker? Be Yourself!
Why Be Yourself When You Speak in Public? In part, as Oscar Wilde is supposed to have said, because everyone else is taken! But more importantly, be yourself whenever you stand up to share your thoughts, insights, or perspective because: You are (pardon the slight corniness) “the gold standard of you-ness”; You are the person who best understands the Read More
For Public Speaking: Your Style is Your Brand
So a fashion expert, a speaker coach, and a PR guy with ADHD who skydives walk into a blog talk radio show and… OK, it’s not a joke; but it was clever of Bridgette Raes to bring together Peter Shankman, founder of HARO (Help a Reporter Out), and yours truly for a show about authenticity called “Your Style 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