Fearless Presentations
Want to eliminate public speaking fear and become a more poised and confident presenter and speaker? Fearless Presentations is the answer. This podcast is based on our famous two-day presentation skills class offered in cities all over the world. Each week, we offer free public speaking tips that help you develop the skill to present with poise when you deliver presentations. This is the fastest, easiest way to eliminate public speaking fear.
Episodes
369 episodes
The Presentation Skills Checklist
On today's episode, I'm going to give you a presentation skills checklist that can make designing and delivering a presentation easier and less risky. When folks go through our presentation skills classes, they are often surprised at how simple...
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How to Design Presentations Quickly
!!ANNOUNCEMENT!!We are super excited to announce the new way we will be doing our Fearless Presentations classes and if you are interested in hearing all about i...
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Music Is the Key to Accent Reduction?
A few years ago, my wife and I went to see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. When I was a kid, I remember hearing Another One Bites the Dust and We Are the Champions, but I was by no means a Queen fan. I was surprised, though, how many songs from th...
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How to Introduce Yourself
One of the more challenging parts of any presentation is the very first part. If you are wondering how to introduce yourself before starting your presentation, you are in good company. For most of us, once we get the first few sentences out, ou...
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7 Presentation Habits that Actually Cause Public Speaking Fear
After years of presentation coaching, one of the major things that I have realized is that many of the things presenters do to reduce nervousness actually cause nervousness. And because most business presenters deliver presentations so infreque...
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4 Tips to Handle Hecklers
If you practice great presentation skills, and focus on designing your presentations on what your audience needs and wants, the last thing you will have trouble with is hecklers. However, it only takes a single mad-at-the-world heckler to quick...
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Tip #30: Add Energy and Enthusiasm to Your Delivery | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #29: Talk with Your Hands - Use Gestures to Better Explain Your Content | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #28: Realize that Butterflies Are Normal | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #27: Most of the Nervousness that You Feel Will Not Be Noticed by Your Audience? | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #26: Practice Your Speech with a Partner | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #25: Do Not Video Yourself to Overcome Nervousness | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #24: Consider Other Types of Visual Aids (Visuals that Aren't Slides) | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #23: Use the 6X6 Rule When Creating a PowerPoint Slides | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #22: If You Use a Slideshow, Limit Your Slides | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #21: Add Showmanship | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #20: Borrow Credibility from Another Expert Using a Quote You Can Memorize | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #19: Add Funny Anecdotes | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #18: Every Two Minutes (or So) Give the Audience an Example/Story | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #17: Make Your Bullets Audience Focused (Give them a Reason to Keep Listening) | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #16: Limit Your Content to 5 or Fewer Main Points | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #15: Make Your Title Audience Focused | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #14: Create Different Versions of Your Story (for Time) | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #13: End Your Story with an Action/Benefit Statement. | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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Tip #12: Build up to a Climax (Turning Point) in Your Story | 30 Public Speaking Tips
Welcome to 30 Tips in 30 Days! Over the entire month of November, I will be releasing a short, bite sized episode of Fearless Presentations every morning covering things that are absolutely essential to being a better presenter. Whe...
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