Category Archives: Overcoming the Fear of Speaking

From Author to Speaker: Expand Your Speaking Comfort Zone

From Author to Speaker: Expand Your Speaking Comfort Zone

Many – not all, but many authors are afraid of speaking before groups. Some believe this is because they are introverted. Others believe it is because they spend most of their time sitting in a room alone typing away at their keyboard. Regardless of the reason, if you are such an author, you are not alone. And the good news is, you can go from author to speaker and expand your speaking comfort zone so that you can better promote your books to a larger audience.

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Would you really rather be dead than do public speaking?

Would You Really Rather Be Dead Than Do Public Speaking?
(Day 31, Speaking Palooza 2019)

The words “public speaking” often strike fear in the hearts of many an otherwise brave soul. In Felicia Slattery’s college public speaking class, and later in her business working with business professionals to develop their speaking and businesses, she’s witnessed strong, powerful people reduced to a bundle of nerves, nearly unable to put a sentence together because of public speaking anxiety. In this post, she shares some tips on how to move forward and overcome this fear.

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