What Do You Fear?

What Do You Fear? For some, spiders; for many, ghosts; others would say heights, but there are those who would admit that public speaking is their greatest fear. It is actually normal. Come to think of it, there is nothing more frightening than having to stand up and speak in front of a group of…

Deadly Sin – Envy

Deadly Sin #2: Envy From Andrew Dlugan – SixMinutes.dlugan.com Envy is characterized by a false belief that great speakers are simply lucky to have been born with natural speaking skills. You’ve heard the excuses from your colleagues, haven’t you?  “She’s so lucky! She’s a natural speaker!”  “Hmph! It’s so easy for him to…

Speaking About Time

Have you ever thought about the relationship between time and public speaking? I just read this really neat blog by Andrew Dlugan of SixMinutes “On the surface, you engage your audience second by second, stringing together words into sentences that, over the duration of your presentation, may last minutes or perhaps hours. Yet, the impact…