Leaders need to be able to speak confidently, clearly, and concisely to others – yet surveys show that at least 10% of the US population fears public speaking more than death. Even if that isn’t true for you, chances are that you might not be as effective or confident as a speaker as you would like to be. In this new series, we’ll look at what you can do as a leader to both speak and present more effectively, and help coach others to do this too.

I started off this episode by talking about how I used to HATE public speaking and feared any speech…for days in advance. My trouble started in third grade and followed me well through college. I describe what I did to overcome these challenges and outlined three steps below that I know will be helpful to you as well.

1) Get in front of people!

2) Find someone who will give you positive reinforcement

3) Get good coaching

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