Category Archives: Speaker Anxiety

Have a Pre-Presentation Routine!

If you happen to take a presentation skills class from me, you will often hear me mention the importance of having a pre-presentation routine. Why? Well, it’s been my experience that folks that have a regular pre-presentation routine tend to be more successful when they speak. And it’s not just speakers. Almost everyone that has…

4 Core Speaking Principles

~ Public Speaking ~ A short poem by Don Franceschi Rapid breathing… Rapid beating… Body shaking… Voice is quaking… Stomach twirling… Feel like hurling… Face beet red… Ache in head… I want to cry… I think I’ll die! Have you ever experienced any of these reactions?  I know I have.  However, my speaking anxiety is…