(1:00) Positives and negatives of tech with presenting

(2:16) Positives

(3:22) Negatives

(9:27) How to take control of your tech

(9:45) Free 'Check Your Tech' document download

3 key things to check before you present

(11:13) Location and room setup

(14:47) Slides and content variations

(19:05) Sound and audio limitations

Resources

Download our FREE "Check your tech" guide - take this everywhere with you!

Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves.

Visit our website to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker.

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In honour of Valentine's Day, we're talking about our first times...

... public speaking of course!

(1:17) Jen's first time

(3:47) Elle's first time

(5:55) It gets better!

(8:30) School scars

(9.51) Practice makes perfect!

(10:42) The Four Types of Fear

(14:27) Tips & tricks

1) Trusting in the process of improvement (14:27)

2) Getting some perspective (15:45)

3) The importance of failure (and the irrelevance of Imposter Syndrome) (18:07)

4) Find your public speaking superpower! (19:14)

(22:08) A word on the benefits of breaking through those fears

(24:00) Recap

Resources:

Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves.

Find out your public speaking superpower!

Visit our website to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker.

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We've all done it - put on a posher accent, tried to use more impressive words or perfect grammar when we present.

But it doesn't feel right. It's like dressing up in our mum's clothes as a kid! In this podcast, we explain why it happens, why it doesn't work and what we can do about it!

1) How Overformality shows up (1:28)

(2:18) Complex Vocabulary

(3:27) Tech jargon

(4:39) Passive vs active voice

2) Why we can't help ourselves (6:38)

(6:40) Written word vs spoken word

(8:15) Corporate tone of voice

(9:55) Imposter Syndrome

(10:46) Being 'professional'

3) How our audience react (11:28)

(11:35) Thinking InsideOut

(13:14) Using too many calories

(14:10) What your audience is really thinking

4) Tips and solutions (16:10)

(16:17) Keep it simple

(17:17) Verbalise it

(17:44) Get an outside opinion

(18:18) Clarity over complexity

5) Summary (19:25)

Resources

Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves.

Sign-up for our live online 'Fear-busters' Live workshop (11th Feb 2020 next)

Check out our blogs:

• Four steps to tackle Imposter syndrome
• What your audience is really thinking

Visit our website to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker.

And follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn.

"Men don't pay attention to small things." Katherine Johnson

Do you feel like a cartoon version of yourself when you present? Most of us feel like a plonker on stage already, so trying to be big and dynamic feels ridiculous.

But feeling too animated is actually a positive sign of becoming the engaging speaker you want to be.

Check out our podcast this week to hear why we feel like we're over-animating, and some tips and tricks to help you push through to become the Future Female Speaker.

1) Elle & Jen share what they mean by over-animation (00:52)

2) Why does public speaking make us feel like this? (3:10)

• Physical performance elements (5:15)
• Vocal elements (7:15)
• Primal phycological reasons we feel odd or at risk (8:34)

3) Help for introverts with presenting (9:17)

4) How to manage nerves (9:58)

5) It isn’t about you!

• The spotlight effect explained (10:35)
• InsideOut theory explained (12:30)

6) Why moving and being animated works when we present (13:00)

7) How to get comfortable with it (14:48)

8) Understanding Imposter syndrome (14:50)

9) Top 2 tips to take-away (18:24)

Resources:

Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves.

Sign-up for our live online 'Fear-busters' Live workshop (11th Feb 2020 next)

Check out our blogs:

• The introverts' guide to presenting
• Four steps to tackle Imposter syndrome

Visit our website to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker.

And follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Someone's asked you to present tomorrow. Do you.

• A. resign.
• B punch them in the head or
• C. listen to this podcast.

C seems the least drastic, don't you think? We've got a really nitty-gritty podcast for you this week, with step-by-step processes for how to handle last-minute presentation requests.

(2:17) Why it's such a nightmare and recognising nerves

Steps:

1) Getting a clear brief (you can download your briefing sheet here)

• (4:18) Find the why – what is the objective
• (9:03) Logistics – Things to ask!

2) Don’t rush to PowerPoint. It's time to brainstorm first (9:58)

3) Find your key messages (11:30)

4) Outline your talk (13:03)

• Use the power of story (13:28)
• Story Boarding / planning your slides (15:00)

5) Now head to PowerPoint! (You can find some great, FREE training resources below) (18:06)

6) Timing and rehearsing your presentation (19:22)

7) Self-Care (19:58)

8) Managing nerves (20:55)

Resources:

Download our PPT video trainings:

• Creating quick and beautiful diagrams
• Visualising your data (charts and infographics)
• Finding and working with imagery

Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves.

Visit our website to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker.

And follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Lecterns are tempting little comfort zones but they're undermining our power as great speakers. In this podcast, we give you some reasons to get out from behind the lectern, and tips on what to do once you've broken free!

(1:43) Why lecterns became a thing / grew in popularity

(3:31) Why should you stop using the lectern?

• (3:50) Why TED talks don’t include one
• (5:39) Why body language is important
• (6:55) The importance of movement when speaking

(8:50) Why it’s hard to get out from the lectern

• (11:28) Why women find it especially hard
• (14:23) Female role models

(14:53) Nerves and vulnerability - and how they get in the way

(15:25) Practical considerations of getting out from the lectern - mics, notes, projectors and text tits

Tips & techniques

• (17:51) Shopping
• (19:28) Eye Contact

Resources:

Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves.

Visit our website to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker.

And follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn.

It's so easy to be tempted by a tipple before we head out in front of our audience, but we're here to give you a better way to manage those nerves.

(1:56) Jen gives us an example of what not to do from one of her Toastmaster speeches

(5:08) A little about audience connection energy

(6:18) Elle messes up at the Edinburgh Fringe

(10:20) We dig into why you're getting scared and why it doesn't make you a loser!

(12:44) Understanding the physical symptoms of nerves

(14:25) The four mood states – what is the presenter energy you want to get to?

(16:50) Why do we have this idea of a 'natural' speaker

Resources:

Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves.

Visit our website to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker.

And follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn.