People think my confidence comes naturally to me. My brashness ... that's part of being a Leo and kind of comes naturally .... but my confidence, well that's something I consistently work on.

And I thought I'd let you in on the secret.

Finding your flow when presenting is a great way to get your messages across which in turn boosts your speaking confidence which in turn creates more flow ... see how that works?

In this Lockdown Live episode I show you how to create flow in your presentations and how to prepare for flow, rather than being stilted, stiff or scripted.

So many people struggle with staying 'on message' and on track when they get the opportunity to speak.

 

They lose their words, they get lost in their stories or just struggle to clearly draw out their key messages.

 

In this special Lockdown Live episode I share my go-to tips that I use every day to stay on track, emphasise my key messages and prepare my notes to support me to stay on track.

Do you ever feel like your audience is bored, or distracted, when you're presenting? Not sure how to get, and keep, their attention?

In this special, extended recording of a Facebook 'lockdown live', I share my 3 tips for engaging your audience and NOT being boring.

They say the fear of public speaking, for some, is greater than the fear of death. But the ability to speak, coherently, confidently, authentically, is a pretty important skill if you're a professional, entrepreneur or change-maker.

 

In this special extended 'lockdown Facebook Live' recording I'll teach you my top 3 tips for calming your nerves; tips that you can use the very next time you need to speak in public (or on video).

Job interviews. 

Easily  one of the most stressful, daunting and confronting scenarios for anyone who's trying to speak with confidence.

In this episode learn how to calm your nerves, prepare for confidence (no matter the curly questions) and how to shake that imposter syndrome off your back so you can  woo your interview panel.

How do you maintain your authentic voice while also trying to sound authoritative? It's really tempting to step into a 'speaker persona' when you're nervous, taking on the mannerisms and speech patterns of those you consider to be 'effective speakers'. But how do you keep your authenticity?This episode discusses just that; and my top tips for amplifying your authenticity for increased speaking confidence.

Do you find that with the right preparation you can speak confidently to a small group, but when it comes to speaking up in a meeting you lose your 'oomph'? Or perhaps you're effective in meetings but can't translate that confidence to address a small audience? In this episode I'll share how you can use what you know works in one context to speak with confidence and impact in ANY other speaking environment.

You're preparing for an upcoming presentation. You're feeling good. But then you start comparing yourself to other 'experts'. And to that TED talk speaker everyone is raving about. And your colleague who always has something to say. And you start thinking "I'm not good enough to do this presentation."

In this episode I talk about how to overcome those feelings of doubt and not-good-enough with the simplest of techniques, that will not only work for presentations, but will increase your professional confidence for every context.

When you have so much to say how do you determine what to say and what to leave out in any presentation? The 'Begin with the End In Mind' framework helps to get clear on the change you're trying to influence, and what you'll need to say to to facilitate that change.In this episode I also talk about the Storytelling Canvas from Design a Better Business. You can download it here.