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Podcast: Fearless Presentations
Episode: How to Reduce the Fear of Public Speaking and Coach Others
Description: Are you a nervous public speaker? A majority of the population has some type of fear of public speaking. Ironically, a great deal of this nervousness or anxiety comes from well-meaning friends or coworkers who are just trying to help.When we see a friend struggling, we naturally want to help. So, we might offer a little constructive criticism as a way to help a new presenter improve his/her public speaking. However, these βhelpfulβ pieces of advice can actually have an extremely negative effect.This session shows how constructive criticism can actually cause public spea...