by Trish Springsteen | Apr 5, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
I remember talking to a local identity who was known for their brilliance in public speaking, He said, ruefully, that he had no problem starting out; even less with the main body but when it came to shutting up and sitting down he just fell to pieces! And that is a...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 20, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Fear of public speaking is one of the Top Ten Fears that people have. In some lists it is number 2 after the fear of flying and often more people will state they fear public speaking over the fear of death. Now that is saying something about public speaking! The...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 29, 2009 | Public Speaking, Training, Women in Business
At a recent personal coaching session I was amused to hear that the main thing the client wanted was to “Startle, Dazzle and Amaze them!” – Oh! Don’t we all!!She was very happy with the body of her speech; she felt that she had the ideal arguments to convince her...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 15, 2009 | Public Speaking
One of the most common reason people want to know more about public speaking is to “organise their thoughts”. When we do a quick survey of why people attend our workshops, this comes right after “becoming more confident”It is, of course, a result of misunderstanding...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 6, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
Writers and Speakers use the same basic building blocks for their craft … but often they use them differently.Unfortunately when we first start out on our speaker’s pathway we sometimes forget that fact, and we sit and carefully craft our words to create the utmost...
