Beat the Fear: Nerve-busting and Confidence-boosting
By Philippa Hammond. Filed in Articles, Personal Impact, Public Speaking |
Beat the Fear: Nerve-busting and Confidence-boosting
“The greatest fear in my life is public speaking.” Harrison Ford
Actors, TV presenters, writers, politicians, business people … All public speakers, no matter how experienced, have to deal with performance nerves. Public speaking regularly appears at the top of the list of things people find the most frightening.
Speaking Well In Public offers a series of public speaking courses designed for all levels and purposes. All include dealing with nerves, but if you wish to address those confidence issues alone, then here is the course for you:
Beat the Fear: Nerve-busting and Confidence-boosting
A one-day anti stage-fright and nerve-neutralising workout for business and self-employed people, employers, performers, job seekers, students – anyone who needs to beat the fear of public speaking.
A concentrated injection of confidence in yourself as a public speaker to combat those pre-interview, pre-performance or pre-speech nerves
Ideal for beginners or the more experienced
Who could benefit?
Anyone who wants to…
* deal with any pre-performance stage fright
* chair meetings
* speak at a conference
* give staff briefings
* pitch to clients and customers
* speak to the press
* make a speech at a social or business event
* give training presentations
* stand up to speak in court
* make a presentation at an interview
* become a performer
* read aloud to an audience
Course outline
* Preparing yourself to speak with confidence
* Using visualisation techniques
* Breathing, relaxation and voice exercises
* Using notes well and reading from a script
* Engaging with the audience
* Relaxation exercises
* Confidence-boosting exercises
What do successful people say about nerves and confidence?
“Don’t be afraid of fear…you can harness fear to drive you, rather than succumb to it and letting it beat you. When you start acting confident, then you start to feel it. Being able to smile is a great short cut to confidence. It helps you have a good time.”
Helen Mirren
Speaking to Woman and Home magazine