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Informationen zum Autor Alyson Connolly, BFA, MFA is a voice and public speaking coach who specializes in painless public speaking and overcoming perfor- mance anxiety. She is also a keynote speaker, having been a performer her whole life, starting out as a child actor, and has been a teacher of drama and theater for the past 30 years. www.alysonconnolly.com Klappentext Engage your audience, right from your very first word Get your message across with greater clarity and impact Overcome the fear of public speaking Learn to love public speaking? and your own voice Many of you face the idea of speaking in public with stark terror, right? Rejoice! This book will help you banish your fears for good. Whether you need to make a business pitch, give a presentation, address a conference, ace a job interview, or offer a rousing wedding toast, you'll discover how to identify and fix the problems that are stealing your confidence. You'll learn to put the right words together and deliver them in a way that makes your listeners pay attention?and feel glad they did. Inside... Deal with common vocal ills Read and engage your audience Craft the perfect speech Manage humor Train your voice Psych-up for speaking Face Q&As fearlessly Overcome stage fright Zusammenfassung "Whether you need to make a business pitch! give a presentation! address a conference! ace a job interview! or offer a rousing wedding toast! you'll discover how to identify and fix the problems that are stealing your confidence. You'll learn to put the right words together and deliver them in a way that makes your listeners pay attention--and feel glad they did"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 How This Book Is Organized 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons 4 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Laying the Groundwork 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started with Public Speaking 9 Dealing with Issues That Stand in Your Way 10 Fighting the fight, flight, or freeze response 10 Affirming your worth with affirmations 11 Creating reality with visualization 11 Getting rid of tension 12 Improving Your Body Language 12 Gesturing 13 Moving 14 Making eye contact 14 Adjusting Your Pace 15 Perfecting the pause 15 Supporting Your Breath 16 Boosting Confidence through Preparation and Training 17 Breathing (your own) life into speeches 18 Planning out your speech 18 Getting ready for the big day 19 Eating right to feel good 20 Honing Your Delivery 20 Articulating 20 Resonating 21 Using the right tone 21 Adding visuals 21 Getting laughs 22 Telling stories 23 Dealing with the Audience 23 Excelling in Interviews 24 Mastering the Fine Art of Conversation 25 Dropping the Ball and Still Managing to Score 26 Wearing Clothes That Spell Success 26 Chapter 2: Getting Your Brain in the Game 29 Recognizing the Pitfalls of Negative Thoughts 30 Saying no to negatives: Avoiding your triggers 31 Perfecting perfectionism 32 Nixing those niggling negatives 33 Keeping the Brain's Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response in Check 34 Saying yes to adrenaline 34 Stopping cortisol in its tracks 35 Thinking like a caveperson 36 Leveraging the power of neuroplasticity 37 Adopting a Yes Let's Attitude 38 Knowing When to Say No 39 Part 2: Diagnosing and Treating Common Afflictions 41 Chapter 3: Overcoming Performance Anxiety 43 Staying Loose: Tension Can Ruin a Speech 44 Proper posture: Alignment isn't just for cars 44 Identifying the tension 47 Releasing the tension 48 Chin Up and D...
