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Top Tips on Public Speaking to help you be a brilliant public speaker

Here is a huge resource of information on how to become a brilliant public speaker and presenter...

Whatever it is you are looking for on public speaking you will find something on it here ... and, if by some fluke, you don't, then write to us at and we will try to provide it. ... and more tips are being added weekly.

Here are just some of the things you will find:

Free tips from an expert speaker on How to sound confident in public speaking.

Free expert tips on ways to Overcome public speaking stage fright.

A practical and inspiring 2CD set: CONFIDENCE for women IN PUBLIC SPEAKING.

The opportunity to subscribe to a FREE fortnightly newsletter CONFIDENCE 4 U on confidence and public speaking.

Free tips on how to make your presentations interesting.

Free tips on what NOT to do when speaking in public.

Free expert tips on how to overcome nervousness in public speaking.

Free expert tips on how to be a Master of Ceremonies at a wedding.

Free tips on how to be a good Master of Ceremonies.

A very popular E-book: A beginner's guide to being a brilliant MASTER OF CEREMONIES.

Interviews with real women on how they have built up their own public speaking confidence.

A very popular CD set "HAPPY NOT HASSLED" to rid yourself of tension and anxiety prior to speaking. Rachel uses the techniques on these CDs before she speaks ...

Plus much more ... and all with a focus to help you be an interesting, confident and compelling speaker.

Key Message For You
Successful public speaking is a skill that can be learnt. Even if you are shy and nervous, new to it, or have technical topics to present, you can learn how to overcome your fear of public speaking, calm your nerves, and even enjoy speaking in public!

And you can learn how to get your message across in a compelling and interesting way so that your audience is never bored and they hang off the edge of their seats wanting to listen.

The following tips will show you how you can learn the presentation skills you need, one step at a time.

How to overcome your public speaking fears

A key tip to overcome your public speaking stage fright

You probably already know the symptoms of public speaking stage fright. Blushing, shaking, sweating, butterflies in your stomach, nervousness, pounding heart, fear, and more. The good news is that these symptoms can be reduced dramatically so you can be calm and relaxed when presenting and speaking in public.

What you think, imagine and do can increase or decrease your nervousness.

What could you possibly do that makes you nervous?

The commonest thing is that you spend your time saying negative things to yourself about how dreadful the experience will be, how many difficult questions you will get, that you'll go blank, that they are all looking at you, that they're out to trip you up, or even that you will trip up! Yes! I had one women I interviewed recently who was terrified of public speaking and she had convinced herself that she would trip up. Thinking like this paralysed her.

Do you think like this? Do you think that successful speakers think like this? No of course not. Such thinking makes public speaking so much harder.

So what can you do to overcome this kind of destructive, nerve producing thinking?

Know what you are thinking.
When it is negative - challenge your thinking.
Think like a confident speaker thinks.

You can challenge your thinking - what you think may well not be the truth. You don't have to believe it. The woman who was scared of tripping up learnt to challenge her thinking. She asked herself where is the evidence that I will trip up? What is the worst thing that will happen if I do? How many times have I tripped up? None. How many times have I seen other speakers trip up? None. By challenging her thinking like this she came to the conclusion that her thinking was the only thing likely to trip her up! That she was thinking nonsense. That it was her thinking making her frightened not the experience itself.
After changing her thinking she was able to move from only being able to present to a maximum of 3 people to singing Karaoke in front of a 100 really well!

When you say these kinds of things to yourself you are making your anxiety, panic or stage fright worse. Such thinking kills public speaking confidence.

Thankfully, it is possible to change this kind of thinking and think like a confident presenter.

A key resource to show you how to overcome your public speaking stage fright in your own home or office

We show you how on our NEW CD set: Confidence for women in public speaking: How to cure stage fright and develop more confident public speaking skills.

Are you afraid to speak in public? The good news is that you don't have to be held back by it any more. We've proved that public speaking stage fright can be cured, and recorded the evidence on this brand NEW! CD series. We have shown that with a few easy-to-apply steps women (and men) with stage fright can overcome it and face a crowd with ease and confidence.

Do you want to take giant steps forward with your confidence in public speaking? Yes! You can! These CDs will show you how.

Click here for more details.

Click here to buy this Confidence for women in public speaking CD set now.

More top tips on how to overcome your public speaking nerves and boost your confidence

There are also a selection of FREE tips and articles for you to read that will tell you how to stop your nervousness when public speaking.

Here are some of the relevant "Confidence 4 U" E-magazines that you can read and download to learn more.

Magazine 195 is on "Overcoming the fear of public speaking".
Here is one of the tips from this.
Know your key points.
Do not over-prepare and think you need to be word perfect and must have every single word written out. You are speaking. Spoken speech is different from written speech. For most people having a word perfect script can increase fear and anxiety as they become worried that they will say the wrong word or lose their place. It also doesn't allow you enough flexibility to adapt to the audience's responses and needs on the day. Instead, make sure you are very clear on the key points you will make. Know these off by heart, keep them simple, don't have more than 7, and have them on your power points or in large print in front of you. If you ever forget what you are saying you can always fall back on a key point. Click here to read more tips from "Overcoming the fear of public speaking" now.

Newsletter 184 is on "Handling the pressure of public speaking",
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Newsletter 180 is on "How to be confident in front of an audience",
Click here to read it now.

Newsletter 149 will help you to "Triumph over nerves."
I thought butterflies were beautiful insects that flutter about the garden. Maybe so, but when they take over our stomachs just before an important meeting, speech or presentation, there is nothing pretty about them. They can paralyse us. Stop us from being at our best. Make us miss out on a key job. Keep us from speaking out. Don't let this happen to you. Don't be a slave to your nerves. There are many ways to ease nerves. We can take control. We can triumph over nerves. By doing this we'll have more chance to achieve all that we wish for. Read how to ease your nerves and calm your butterflies. Click here to read "Triumph over nerves" now.

Number 137 is one man's account of how he overcame his public speaking nerves: "They tried to talk me out of speaking ... but once I'd got to my feet they were spellbound." Click here to read it now.

How to settle your nerves and stay calm before facing an audience - exercises for you to do at home

Reading about reducing nerves can certainly help. What can be even better is having some practical and easy-to-follow exercises to do. You can find some very simple, practical exercises to do on this CD: Happy not hassled.

This CD is the one that most of our clients choose to calm their nerves, anxiety and tension, and to feel relaxed.

This 2CD set will help you stay relaxed while you speak in front of an audience. It can also help reduce anxiety, stress and worry before your presentation. I am a professional speaker and I routinely use these exercises and meditations to help me soar with confidence at any presentation I give. Order now!

How to stand out as a superb master or mistress of ceremonies at an event.

The role of a master of ceremonies is to keep an event flowing, to keep the energy of the audience up, to ensure that everything runs smoothly, to help the audience feel welcomed, to help speakers and guests feel appreciated ... and so the list continues. It is not simply to watch the clock, tell jokes or to give information. Here are some tips to help you be brilliant:

Ten tips on being a good Master of Ceremony, by Rachel Green.

Ten tips on how to be a good Master of Ceremonies at a wedding, by Rachel Green.

There is also newsletter 6 about how one of our readers prepared to be a successful master of ceremonies for a big and daunting event at his school: The man who spoke to the chickens before he spoke to hundreds.

Want to know more? Got your event coming up soon? Then there is an E-book you can get immediately that is packed full of practical information to help you MC your event:

A Master of Ceremony: A beginner's guide to being a brilliant MC.

Have it delivered immediately to your e-mail box so you can be a brilliant master of ceremonies. Click here to order now.

Once you have read the book you are welcome to send any questions you have about being a master of ceremonies to me, so I can personally answer them for you.

How to make bland, detailed or technical presentations dynamic and interesting.

Do you get concerned that the audience isn't going to be interested, or that you can't fit everything in, or that the audience will be hostile or fall asleep?

If so, help is available, right here, right now. There is lots of free information here to help you speak in public confidently, convincingly and in a way that captures the attention of your audience.

The most crucial aspect of a speech or presentation is to be focused on the audience. On what they need to learn. On whether they are learning it. On making them interested in the topic. On convincing them that this is a good idea. On getting them to the point they need to be at by the end ... and so on. When you do this the audience is far more likely to find your speech interesting and relevant.

The audience is everything. Who should you be concentrating on? The audience of course! They are the most important part of your speech or presentation.

How can you focus on the audience? Here is an E-magazine article that will help you: Presentation Skills - taking the audience into account, by Rachel Green.

Once you have focused on the audience there is much you can do to make your speech or presentation interesting. Here are some resources to help you do this:

Newsletter 203: How not to give boring speeches and presentations, by Rachel Green.
Ten tips on making your presentations interesting, by Rachel Green.

Ten things to avoid when giving a presentation, by Rachel Green.

Ten tips for better presentations, by Miranda Liebmann.

If you are still struggling to put your presentation together or you'd like some personal coaching - then you can have a 1-1 presentation coaching session with me. I am a very experienced presenter and coach, and a professional speaker. You can see me face-to-face in Western Australia or talk to me over the phone. Click here for more details.

Other public speaking tips for you.
Here are a selection of free tips and further resources for you:

Are you running a seminar or conference? Are you trying to put together the program? Then there is an excellent and unique E-book to help you: "Organising conference or seminar programs: Seven fatal mistakes people make and how to avoid them." It is available for you to download immediately: click here to order now. Avoid the mistakes so many people make.

Newsletter 168 is on "Public speaking made easy". It provides tips on how to give a good presentation. Click here to read it.

Ten Tips for Running Conference Sessions, by Rachel Green.

Ten tips on Wedding Speeches for the Groom, by Thomas Murrell.

Do you have a special event to speak at? Newsletter 131 is on: "Speaking at weddings and special events - doing a great job," by Rachel Green. Click here to read it.

Newsletter 117: Chairing meetings - how to ensure everyone gets a fair hearing, by Rachel Green. Click here to read it.
Newsletter 113: Speaking Out At Meetings, by Rachel Green. Click here to read it.

Enjoy speaking in public.
Rachel Green.

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