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DAY CHALLENGE: DAY 23

Lessons to Master Your Money, Career, Health & Relationships.

We’re on Day 23 of the 30 Day Challenge! Welcome to the last stretch of the 30 Day Challenge!  Keep going, you’re doing great! If you’re just joining us, welcome to you too! Jump in!

Would you rather clean public toilets that speak in public? Today you’ll learn some tried-and-true tricks to not just survive but thrive during your public speaking adventures! We all have to speak to a group at some point in our lives – whether it’s at church, at a PTA meeting, at the office or at a business networking event. Luckily, you don’t have to be born with the gift of public speaking. It is a skill that can be learned and over time, mastered.

The first time I had to speak in front of people was at my church around 5 years ago– there were about 150 people at the time and it was a simple announcement that I had to make.  I was terrified of public speaking but I’m generally a courageous person, so I went anyway! Boy, after my 2 minutes of speaking I felt physically ill! My stomach was in knots and I could hardly breathe!  I was determined to master this skill because I knew there was no way to get around it if I were to achieve my full potential so I threw myself into events where I had to speak to groups.  I did cooking shows, networking, workshops, even videotaped myself and practiced in front of the mirror (*shudder*)!  

 

After years of doing a combination of all those things during the last 5 years, I still have that adrenaline and nervousness, but no more of the debilitating pain that came after that first time up!  So I want to encourage you with that. Practice makes better so embrace the process. What’s the worst that could happen? You end up sucking. So what? Will you die? Will people throw tomatoes at you? No. You will review what you’ve done and try a brand new approach or refine your skills and get better!

 

RESOURCE:

The Course in Mastery Day 23
 

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwFtkWSrz8

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDQg5u44Jw

COACHING CORNER:

Which of these 3 public speaking tips can you choose to start doing this coming week?

 

·         Include stories, quotes, metaphors, facts in your current speeches / presentations to better get your point across

·         Video tape yourself and pick 1-2 things you’d like to improve

·         Observe speakers which have a speaking style that you would like to emulate