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Public Speaking and Presentations Peace: Nerves Be Gone!

Name: Public Speaking and Presentations Peace: Nerves Be Gone!
Rating: 4.4 (16 reviews)

15 Practical Things You Can Start Doing Tomorrow To Stop Looking Nervous and Stay Calm & In Control When Public Speaking

Created byJason Teteak

Last updated 8/2018

English

What you'll learn

How to eliminate your nervous habits that (even unconsciously) are making you look nervous and scared.
Reduce your mistakes and practice away your jitters
Channel your strengths rather than your vulnerabilities so that you are being the most attractive, genuine version of yourself in front of others.
How to focus on your audience (rather than yourself), so you feel more confident and less nervous in key social situations.
And much, much more...

Course content

5 sections • 12 lectures • 2h 4m total length

Top 10 Fears of Public Speaking14:11
Everyone has heard the statistics: The fear of public speaking is worse than the fear of death.

Is that really true? Is the fear of public speaking a reality?

And if it is true, is it really possible to overcome that fear?

A Gallup poll confirmed that the greatest fear of 40 percent of Americans is public speaking. It comes as no surprise that many of the people who consult me for help in making presentations express such concerns. The problem is, you can’t conquer your fear until you first understand what it looks like and how to detect it.

I’ll never forget when one of my future clients came up to me after my very first Presto presentation and said… “No other advice you give me will matter until I can overcome my fear, once it sets in, I can’t think about anything else.”

The place to start is understanding where your fear comes from.
Face Your Fear of Public Speaking17:49
The good news is that regardless of what the reason is for why you have a fear of public speaking…

…the way to FIX it is the same.

Before we talk abou the fixes, let’s first see what all these fears look like in the public speaking domain.

Now, let’s apply all of these to public speaking.

What do these fears look and sound like up there on stage when you’re giving a presentation, a speech, or a talk?

Let’s look at what 10 other speakers have to say about how they feel when they do public speaking…

“I don’t feel confident speaking in front of people.”
“Speaking takes too much effort.”
“I don’t know the right words to say when I speak to people.”
“I upset people when I’m speaking.”
“When I speak in front of people, I’m using them.”
“The people I’m speaking to don’t want to hear from me.”
“The people I’m speaking to aren’t the right people.”
“It takes so much time for me to prepare and I don’t have the time.”
“I get rejected on stage.”
“I’m just not a good speaker.”
“Speaking just isn’t for me and my personality.”
“I’m awkward in front of people.”
“People don’t like listening to me.”
“When I speak in front of people, I’m wasting their time.”

Thinking these things can affect performance.
Make Public Speaking as Easy as Brushing Your Teeth19:19
It’s one thing to face your fears.

It’s another to be a fearless public speaker with a recipe for presentation success.

That’s what you’re learning in this program.

To better understand this, let’s take a look at another task we all do in our lives – brushing our teeth.

Making Peace with Public Speaking5:42
The place to start is understanding where your fear comes from. What are its components? For example, if you say, “I’m afraid of sharks,” it may not be the animal itself that’s your problem but the whole scenario you conjure up when thinking of a shark attack: the fear of being taken by surprise, of seeing the menacing look in the attacker’s eyes, of knowing how powerless you’d be to defend yourself, of being maimed or killed.

After speaking to many people about their presentation fears, I have discovered they all come from three underlying sources.
Eliminate Your Nervous Habits18:14
I like to use the example of a duck. When it’s swimming, underneath the water it’s paddling like the dickens, but the people on the banks or shore don’t see all that effort. They just see the duck gliding smoothly and confidently across the water. You want to create the same illusion. You don’t want your paddling and nervous efforts to be obvious. Be aware if you display any of the habits that betray your anxious state.
Eliminate Your Nervous Habits Activity7:26
Now it’s your turn. Make a recording of yourself doing a presentation. Watch it and identify any nervous habits.

Eliminate your nervous habits and stay still as a default position.

Practice your speech three times in real time, making sure to use the default stance and keep your hands still.

Rerecord yourself and see if you have made changes.

Reduce Your Mistakes12:22
The number one reason people are nervous is they’re afraid of making a mistake. They’re concerned they’re going to forget something, omit an important point, get confused about the right order, or simply lose their place. The remedies are very straightforward: proper preparation and sufficient practice. Though this is advice you may have heard before, in this case, I will guide you step-by-step through the process.
Reduce Your Mistakes Activity3:53
Now it’s your turn. Prior to making another recording of yourself doing a presentation.

Prepare your blueprint if you haven’t already.

Practice your presentation three times in real time. Be sure to practice transitioning between topics and use of your PowerPoint clicker.

Immediately before a presentation, practice away your last-minute jitters. Remember, practice at least the first five minutes three times; double that if you are very nervous.

Rerecord yourself and see if you have made changes.

Channel Your Strengths4:58
You are more likely to be nervous about embarrassing yourself if you are thinking about your weaknesses rather than your strengths.

Marcus Buckingham, a British American social theorist, suggests you make a habit of concentrating on your strong points rather than on the areas where you feel deficient. I have observed that everyone has several subsidiary strengths, a couple of major strengths, and one thing at which they are really amazing—something I call your crux. This is the strength you should focus on.
Channel Your Strengths Activity1:36
Now it’s your turn. Start by looking over the possible crux areas above. They represent fifteen other skills that help guarantee you will give a great presentation.

Identify two or three areas in which you are strongest and check the boxes next to them in the first column.

In addition, if you can, solicit an opinion from someone who has observed you do a presentation or agrees to do an observation for just this purpose.

Then go back over the list and put a check in the second column next to the one thing you enjoy doing the very most.

Identify your presentation personality by taking the quiz at www.ruletheroompublicspeaking.com

Focus on the Audience7:39
People often get nervous because they are unsure they will be able to get the audience to respond to them positively and that this will reduce their ability to convey their message. The way to resolve this problem is to remember the presentation is not about you; it’s about them.
Learn About the Needs of Your Audience10:58
Sharon, a client, told me she liked doing presentations because she liked making people successful. So I gave her an assignment for the welcoming period that might be helpful to you as well.

Find out what your audience has come for during the welcome

I told her to speak with people during the welcome period and ask some version of this question: “What’s the number one piece of advice you could get from this presentation that would make it worth your while?” Then I told her to write down the person’s name and goal (and, in a small presentation, even make a note of where the person sat) and tell the individual at approximately what point in your presentation the need would be met. Then I told her to say, at the appropriate moment, something like, “I was talking with someone before this presentation who mentioned he wanted to increase his sales. Well, this will do that . . .”

Requirements

Download the 'Stop Looking Nervous' Workbook that accompanies this course so that you can follow along perfectly with what is being said.
Stop the video when Jason says to do each of the activities that are in this program so that you can get the bootcamp experience.
Apply each of the Your turns that occur in each of the major section descriptions to your training so that you can see dramatic differences in your nervousness Rule the Room Style!

Description

You're about to learn 15 practical strategies you can start doing tomorrow to stop looking nervous and stay calm & in control when public speaking...

...in absolutely any and every public speaking and presentations situation...

...including faculty and staff meetings, public presentations, and even 1 on 1 conversations.

A Gallup Poll Confirmed That The Greatest Fear Of 40 Percent Of Americans Is Public Speaking.

It comes as no surprise that many of the people who consult me for help with public speaking express such concerns.

“No other advice you give me will matter until I can overcome my fear,” said one client. “Once it sets in, I can’t think about anything else.”

If you’ve had only negative experiences related to public speaking, you may doubt I can turn things around for you in this area...

...but the Rule the Room method has done it for others, and I know it can do the same for you.

When I speak to anyone about public speaking, and specifically about fears and nervousness, there is one thing I tell them that immediately offers them some comfort...

It’s Okay To Be Nervous. You Just Can’t Show It.

Simply learning how to appear calm will help you to become calm when public speaking.

In this program we will show you 4 practical things that you can start doing tomorrow to stop looking nervous.

Specifically, you will learn:

How to eliminate your nervous habits that (even unconsciously) are making you look nervous and scared.
Reduce your mistakes and practice away your jitters so that you always look like a duck -- calm and unruffled on the surface (even if you're paddling like the devil underneath).
Channel your strengths rather than your vulnerabilities so that you are being the most attractive, genuine version of yourself in front of others.
How to focus on your audience (rather than yourself), so you feel more confident and less nervous in key social situations.

Course Reviews

“I conquered my fear in my last presentation. Thanks to Jason, I was able to give my presentation effectively in front of a crowd without the security of a podium or table. To spectators, I looked and sounded confident. My body did not betray me with shakes or stutters, which is really all I was going for. I was almost surprised how easy it was once I got into it.

Payvand Moaddel - Associate Software Engineer

“The presentation skills courses I have taken from Jason have really helped me gain credibility with my customers. That has increased my confidence, and has also fueled me to improve my internal ommunication skills which I can apply when teaching and presenting to employees (not only customers).

Sarah Bottjen - Project Management

“Jason’s programs offer a level of expertise on and research into the topic of presentation skills that is beyond even what I’ve experienced from other specialists brought in to address various topics. The training helped me prepare for and deliver effective software demonstrations to a broad group of hospital executives and decision makers. I would wholeheartedly recommend these programs to anyone interested in knowing how to deliver an effective presentation.”

Jon Reis - Project Manager

No Theoretical Fluff!

Our goal is to give people practical and actionable tools that create a real connection with your audience.

Not pie in the sky ideas, one hit wonders or concepts that sound good on paper but are impossible to execute, that come off as disingenuous or that are just plain ineffective.

Over 20 years ago, I began crafting this method for meeting the challenges of public speaking in a way that’s genuine to you.

We show you exactly how to take public speaking skills and use them to seize opportunities, big & small.

So you can have the confidence you need to deliver your message, because our guess is what you have to say is pretty important.

About Your Instructor

International Public Speaking Coach, TEDx Speaker and Best Selling author Jason Teteak has taught more than one million people how to flawlessly command attention and connect with audiences in their unique style.

He’s won praise and a wide following for his original methods, his engaging style, and his knack for transferring communications skills via practical, simple, universal and immediately actionable techniques.

Or as he puts it “No theoretical fluff”.

Jason gained recognition at EPIC Systems in the medical software industry, where he was known as “trainer of trainers of trainers.”

He has developed more than fifty presentation and communication training programs ranging in length from one hour to three days that serve as the basis for The Rule the Room Method.

In 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 he was named #1 Best Selling coach on Public Speaking for his on-demand video teaching tools that quickly took off for over 100,000 online students around the world.

Teteak has flipped the model and changed the approach to great Public Speaking for even the most seasoned veterans.

Who this course is for:

Presenters
Public Speakers
Sales Professionals
Managers
Team Leads
Project Managers
Entrepreneurs
Trainers
Teachers
Human Resources Professionals
Students
Anyone who wants to look less nervous in front of others when they speak.

Public Speaking and Presentations Peace: Nerves Be Gone!

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Introduction3 lectures • 51min

Eliminate Your Nervous Habits3 lectures • 31min

Reduce Your Mistakes2 lectures • 16min

Channel Your Strengths2 lectures • 7min

Focus on the Audience2 lectures • 19min

Requirements

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