Fearless Presentations
by Doug Staneart
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Energetic Presentation Style - The Motivational Speakers
Energetic Presentation Style - The Motivational Speakers
About this podcast
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.
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- Energetic Presentation Style - The Motivational Speakers · 37 minA couple of weeks ago, I gave an overview of the four main presentation styles. Last week, we covered the Analytical Presentation Style (Technical Presentations). This week, we…
- Analytical Presentation Style · 31 minLast week, I gave an overview of the four main presentation styles. This week, we will cover the strengths and weaknesses of the Analytical Presentation Style. This is the style…
- Which Presentation Style Are You? — An Overview · 45 minThis week we'll be introducing the 4 different presentation styles (Authoritative, Energetic, Analytical, and Empathetic) and showing you how to decide which one you fit most…
- Improving Body Language During Presentations · 22 minBody language in public speaking is the nonverbal cues that your movements make during communication. Presenters often focus on what they are going to say and their visual aids…
- Building Presentation Skills for an Entire Team · 22 minHave a team that needs to build communication skills as a group? Well, just as an FYI, business presentation training is quite different from university-level public speaking…
- The Secret to Making Boring Presentations Interesting · 14 minDo you have to deliver a boring speech? Well, there really is no such thing as a boring speech. There are only boring speakers. But you don’t have to be one of these boring…
- 10 Ways to Conqure Public Speaking Fear · 23 minIn this session, I’m going to cover 10 simple ways to overcome the fear of public speaking. This is a continuation of the 3-step process to eliminate public speaking fear. In…
- The First 3 Steps to Solving Public Speaking Fear · 16 minWhen folks ask me what I do for a living, I answer, “I help people eliminate public speaking fear.” It is always fun to watch the looks on their faces when they process what I…
- The Real Personality Temperment Test · 25 minFrom time to time, I hear people say things like, “She is a natural speaker.” On the other hand, I also hear things like, “I’ve always been a terrible speaker.” Both of these…
- Even Trainers Need Training | Train-the-Trainer Model · 31 minThe Train-the-Trainer Model is very common in the business world. However, many Train-the-Trainer programs have big flaws. A good analogy of what happens during this process is…
- 101 Public Speaking Tips | Part 4 of 4 · 23 minAlright we've reached the end. These 101 public speaking tips aren't all you have to know and all you need to master, but it's certainly a good start. On top of the 101 things…
- 101 Public Speaking Tips | Part 3 of 4 · 26 minThis is part three of the 101 Public Speaking Tips series. In the first couple of weeks we covered 53 public speaking tips. In week #1, we covered tips to create an outline of a…
- 101 Public Speaking Tips | Part 2 of 4 · 32 minThis is part two of the 101 Public Speaking Tips series. Last week, we covered 24 tips in less than 24 minutes. Last week, we covered tips to create an outline of a speech, a few…
- 101 Public Speaking Tips | Part 1 of 4 · 21 minThis is episode 401, and way back on episode 101, we did a fun episode called 101 public speaking tips to coincide with the episode number. When we did that episode, it was like…
- 3 Ways to Add Humor to Your Speech Without Being Cringe-worthy · 27 minWant to add humor to your speech? Quite often, when we are designing speeches and presentations for a professional audience, we discount the value of entertainment and humor…
- Recognizing the Causes of Public Speaking Fear · 18 minWhat causes the fear of public speaking? Why do I get heart palpitations? I mean, I like to think of myself as being an expert in your field (at least within my own company.) And…
- Get Better Audience Participation During Your Presentations! · 24 minAudience Participation is an excellent way to make a good presentation into a stellar presentation. It can also be the scariest. That is why most speakers — even seasoned…
- How to Present a Proposal to Your Boss · 22 minYou have identified a problem or opportunity for your company. Now you need to get approval. So, how do you present a proposal to management that will get approved? The process…
- How to Present a Proposal to a Client · 26 minHere are a few tips to keep in mind when you present a proposal to a client. Here is the scenario… You have done your homework. A team at your company painstakingly created the…
- How to Collect Feedback on a Presentation · 26 minHow, exactly do we collect feedback on a presentation? Are there ways to solicit feedback that will help us grow as speakers? The answer is, absolutely, YES! However, the way…
- The 10 Biggest Public Speaking Mistakes | What Not to do During a Presentation · 19 minMost of what we cover on this podcast are things that you need to do. The secrets to effective visual aids, curbs against anxiety, the right ways to present, but what about the…
- 5 Ironclad Ways to Prepare for a Presentation · 21 min“I don’t present very often, so how do I prepare for a presentation?” That is, by far, one of the most common questions that we get as presentation skills coaches. In fact, most…
- How to Find Venues to Practice Public Speaking · 21 minI often get a common question after people attend our 2-day presentation class. “Now that I feel more confident, where do I go to practice to continue to get better as a…
- Riskier (and More Rewarding) Ways to Start Your Presentation · 20 minNow that you know a few of the best (and safe) ways to start your presentation right, let's get spicier. No memorable speech you've ever sat through took no risks. The bare…
- The Best Way to Start Your Presentation · 14 minThe opening is really the most important part of your presentation. You want to make a good first impression. In addition, you also want the audience to see as a subject matter…
- How to Write a Valedictorian Speech · 21 minSo you did it! You graduated at the top of your class. You’ve proved you are the apex of knowledge, skill, and potential within your school, and now you get to prove it with a…
- How to Write a Commencement Speech · 23 minMost of the time, if you're good at writing one style of speech, you're good at writing all of them. Speech writing is a very transferable skill no matter if it's for a keynote…
- 5 Ways to Calm Down Before a Presentation · 25 minWant to calm down before a presentation? Even if you don’t regularly experience the fear of public speaking, just before you start a speech, it is easy to feel anxious. This…
- Talking With Your Hands · 11 minPicture this: You arrive at a concert venue to see your favorite artist. The lights dim, the crowd buzzes, anticipation builds. They finally step on stage and perform the entire…
- People Judge Your COMPETENCE by the CONFIDENCE That You Show · 18 minThe quickest way to make people not believe you're qualified is to not believe it yourself. Saying that confidence is important certainly isn't the most groundbreaking thing to…
- How to Prove You're an Expert (Even if You're Not) · 19 minEvery speaker wants to become a subject matter expert on the topic they present, but here's the truth these people aren't realizing: Regardless of what industry you are in or…
- The 7 Qualities of Every Great Speaker · 34 minWhat are the most important qualities of a good public speaker? What makes a great presenter? Just what are the fundamentals of a good public speaker that allow one orator to get…
- How to Become a Public Speaker From Nothing · 25 minIn the past few weeks we've covered a couple of the best entry points into public speaking from wherever you're starting at, but what do you do if you're starting with nothing at…
- The Easiest Way to Become a Public Speaker · 19 minOver the last 2 weeks I've been going over the best ways to get started as a public speaker, and today we're delving into what I think is the easiest of those ways. Speaking on…
- How to Become a Speaker at a Company · 27 minLast week, we went over a few of the best ways to get into the public speaking industry. There's a few different entry points and over this episode and the next couple, we'll be…
- How to Start Your Public Speaking Career Right · 24 minBeing a professional speaker is a very lucrative and rewarding profession. But if you have never actually made money from speaking before, you may be looking into how to start a…
- Create the Perfect Presentation Handout · 18 minLast week, at the very end of the episode, I mentioned that one way to make your PowerPoint Presentations better is to create a good handout for the audience. And I shared a…
- 3 Simple Ways to Design Better PowerPoint Presentations · 28 minLast week, on the last episode of the series on the Presentation Skills Checklist, we covered how many slides to put into a PowerPoint Presentation. This week, our topic is "3…
- How Many PowerPoint Slides Should You Use · 27 minI hope you have enjoyed the Presentation Skills Checklist series. So far, we covered how to know your audience. Next we helped you create a great presentation title. Then, we…
- Make Your Presentations More Interesting to Your Audiences · 36 minIf you want to be a fantastic speaker, you have to be able to make any topic really interesting -- even if you aren't that excited about it. So on this episode, I'm going to give…
- How to Become a Great Storyteller and Engage Your Audience · 28 minGreat speakers know how to tell a great story. On this episode, I'll give you the five key steps of storytelling that these great speakers know and use in every single speech…
- A Simple 3-Step Process to Design Presentations · 17 minA few weeks ago, I gave you my Presentation Skills Checklist. And over the last couple of weeks, we covered the first two items on that checklist, (1) how to know your audience…
- Presentation Title Generator · 18 minA couple of weeks ago, I gave you my Presentation Skills Checklist. And last week, we covered step one in that checklist which was know your audience. If you haven't had a chance…
- Know Your Audience before Designing Presentation · 27 minLast week, I gave you my Presentation Skills Checklist. And step one in that checklist was to know your audience. Listen to any speaking coach, go to any Toastmasters, attend any…
- The Presentation Skills Checklist · 21 minOn 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…
- How to Design Presentations Quickly · 30 min!!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 it I cover it…
- Music Is the Key to Accent Reduction? · 22 minA 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…
- How to Introduce Yourself · 31 minOne 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…
- 7 Presentation Habits that Actually Cause Public Speaking Fear · 23 minAfter 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…
- 4 Tips to Handle Hecklers · 20 minIf 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…
