Speak Better, #public speaking
NOLA BELDEGREEN
3 Ways to Speak with Confidence

Clarity is power—write down your main ideas and streamline them. The more focused you are, the more confidently you’ll speak. Defining those key points helps us to be more succinct when speaking.

Public Speaking
NOLA BELDEGREEN
How to Feel Confident: Segment from The World's ...

I was recently on The World’s First Podcast with Erin and Sara Foster. We talked about how to be confident in your own voice and many topics relating to public speaking including how to calm nerves, how to speak in front of a group, techniques for impromptu speaking situations, leaning into your vulnerability and much more.

Meeting Preparation
NOLA BELDEGREEN
Be Super Prepared for All Meetings
Public Speaking
NOLA BELDEGREEN
The Ability to Share Your Thoughts and Ideas ...

When you gain confidence with your speaking skills and overcome your speaking anxiety what happens is that: you’re able to share your thoughts and ideas with ease.

Giving a speech, Presentations
NOLA BELDEGREEN
What do you do when you’re in the middle of a ...

Preparation is key in any meeting or presentation. As long as you’re prepared, if there’s a glitch with the lights or the slides or with anything... take a pause, regroup and continue on.

What do you do when you’re in the middle of a presentation and the lights go out?

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A Quick Way to Organize Your Thoughts

Speaking also benefits from the use of a map - but a different kind. Our success relies heavily on having a clear plan and knowing the points you want to cover.

If you ever feel that you get lost in your thoughts and words when speaking, try this speaking outline for clarity in your direction:

1. Write out a strong (deliberate) opening sentence
2. Write out a strong (deliberate) closing line(s)

The Easy Trick to Stepping Up Your Public Speaking Game

The Easy Trick to Stepping Up Your Public Speaking Game

Why is it that we’re quick to notice what we’re NOT good at when speaking in front of others and slower to realize what we ARE good at? Why do we focus on the 95% of what we DON’T like and the 5% of what we DO like?