fearless public speaking: connecting to yourself & the audience

F e a r l e s s P u b l i c S p e a k i n g :C o n n e c t i n g t o Y o u r s e l f & t h e A u d i e n c e

@Insightful VoiceProfessional Development

Expert & Life CoachFounder, Insightful Voice LLC

Fearless Public Speaking:Connecting to Yourself

& the Audience

James Singleton

• To increase your confidence in giving stellar presentations by exploring and conquering your fears associated with public speaking.

• To identify ways to better engage your audience by improving your delivery – with focus on mindfulness and body language – in a way that informs and inspires them.

Tonight’s goals

What are the “top 10 most common fears” in the U.S.?

*From the People’s Almanac “Book of Lists”

What are the “top 10 most common fears” in the U.S.?

Speaking Before A Group

Heights

Insects & Bugs

Financial Problems

Deep Water

Sickness

Death

Flying

Loneliness

Dogs

Life Event Presentations

REFLECTION

EMPOWERMENT

CHANGE

Life Event Presentations

What fear associated with public speaking do you want to conquer?

Clearing your stage…

Top three reasons & solutions

1 2 3


DisconnectionLack of Preparation Lack of Confidence


3Lack of Preparation 2

Preparation: Your mind

• Frame your presentation

• Know how you will begin, transition and end

• Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse

• Anticipate likely questions

Preparation: Your body

Stay In Conversation• Move with purpose• Notice how your hands move when you’re

talking with close friends/family members

Maintain Eye Contact• Hold for 3-4 seconds• Work all corners of room

Become Aware of Your Tone/Tempo• Balance between slow and fast• Utilize pauses to preface, punctuate or end

important thoughts• Manage your inflection


32Lack of Preparation


3Lack of Preparation Disconnection

• Start with a question

• Use visual aids to create movement and energy

• Refer to an audience member in your story or example

Connect to the audience

Connect to yourself

Breathe Move


3DisconnectionLack of Preparation


Lack of ConfidenceLack of Preparation Disconnection

If we’re truly focused on being of service to the audience, giving them information and insights – we will be too busy to ask “Who am I to be giving a presentation?”

Get over it. You’re speaking which makes you worthy and now it’s your job to serve the audience. Period. “ “

• Share your outline or rehearse in front of a colleague/peer

• Visualize success

• Dress for success

• “Treat Yo Self”

Confidence boosters

DisconnectionLack of Preparation

Lack of Confidence

Prepare your mind

Frame your presentationKnow begin, transition, end

RehearseAnticipate questions

Prepare your body

Maintain eye contactBecome aware of tone/tempo

Stay in conversation

Connect to your audience

Start with a questionUse visual aids

Refer to an audience member

Connect to yourself

BreatheMove

Boost your confidence

Share your outline/rehearse with a peer/colleagueVisualize successDress for success

“Treat Yo Self”

Now, what will you do differently as a result of what you’ve experienced tonight?

How can you use visuals to complement what you want your audience to hear?

❑ Use your slides as a visual aid to illustrate your presentation, not to replace it.

❑ Limit your points to 3 to 5 per slide so that there is sufficient white space.

❑ Use bulleted points effectively. Limit your bullets to only the main points.

❑ Keep a uniformed slide style. Repeat the same font, background and bullets. Use bold, italics and colors only for emphasis. Keep titles and text consistent.

❑ Always include a conclusion slide to restate your main points.

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