Public speaking
Welcome stage fright, eliminate anxiety
Your hands are shaking. You are sweating profusely. Your mouth is dry. You think you'll never be able to make it.
The Power of Silence
During a debate for the 2001 mayorship race of Montreal, Pierre Bourque, the favoured candidate, asked a question of his opponent, Gérald Tremblay. Mr. Tremblay, taken aback, took 16 seconds to respond.
Connect every time
If you truly want to reach your audience, you must be able to tap into their emotions. Delivering reams and reams of data will bore your audience to tears, so you must use something else.
The easiest way to convey emotion in a speech is an often overlooked technique: tell a story. If you've ever heard good professional speakers, you know they use this technique all the time.
