Most people feel anxious or nervous before speaking in public. For many people, this anxiety can extend to formal team meetings or presentations to colleagues, even if such events occur regularly. If you are one of the many people who feel nervous before a presentation, you...
Many of the best presenters use the power of positive thinking before they present. They imagine themselves as successful, confident, engaging speakers and almost 'trick' themselves into believing they can do it. It's called re-framing and certainly works for some. Another aspect to positive thinking in...
Confidence to be YOU! You know that I’m a presentation skills trainer and in that capacity thousands of people each year tell me they’d like to be more confident. We know that confidence is something we all need to have a good life. And for a variety...
In a live news breakfast interview on the ABC in February Dr Benjamin Habib (Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) experienced what he called the “worst public embarrassment” of his career. When the interviewers turned to him with a question...