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Tag Archives: Nerves
How to handle public speaking nerves
On 3 June 2017, professional rock climber Alex Honnold accomplished something that few people thought could be done. He climbed the 3,000-foot granite wall of Yosemite Park’s famous El Capitan, the vertical wall in the photo above. Alone. Without ropes … Continue reading
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The Public Speaking Fear Grid
It’s no secret that many people are afraid of public speaking. As Jerry Seinfeld has said, “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two! This means, to the average person, if … Continue reading
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Tagged Jerry Seinfeld, Mark Twain, Nerves, public speaking
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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 237) – Adele
“I’m scared of audiences. I get shitty scared. One show in Amsterdam, I was so nervous I escaped out the fire exit. I’ve thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels, I projectile-vomited on someone. I just gotta bear … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele, audience, Nerves, public speaking quotes, quotes, stage fright
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A Musical Way to Beat Stage Fright
You have to speak in front of an audience. Perhaps you know the people, perhaps you don’t. Perhaps it’s a big audience, maybe it’s not. It doesn’t matter, because all of a sudden, the heart beats faster, the palms get … Continue reading
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Tagged Dealing with nerves, Florian Mueck, Joe Kowan, karaoke, Nerves
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Five Lessons from Michael Bay’s “Meltdown”
Michael Bay is an American film producer and director. He is best known for big budget action-packed, blow-’em-up movies like Armageddon, The Rock, Pearl Harbor and Transformers. A couple of days ago, Bay spoke—briefly—at the International Consumer Electronics Show in … Continue reading
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 154) – Dale Carnegie
“Students of public speaking continually ask, ‘How can I overcome self-consciousness and the fear that paralyzes me before an audience?’ “Did you ever notice in looking from a train window that some horses feed near the track and never even pause to look … Continue reading
Public Speaking: Taking That First Step
This summer, my family and I returned to Canada for a vacation. While we were in Toronto, I followed the debate that was raging (and which continues to rage as of the date of this post) about closing public libraries … Continue reading
