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"Present" Yourself in Public Speaking. Tell Your Inner Critic to SHUT UP! And the Real You to SPEAK UP!
Are you looking to take your public speaking to the next level?
Whether you are a brand-new speaker or an established professional, you’ve come to the right place.
“Present” Yourself in Public Speaking fills a huge gap in public-speaking education. While most public-speaking books and courses rehash the mechanics of public speaking, this book provides a rare insight into the psychology of public speaking.
For example, you may have heard that public speaking is people’s number one fear in life. It turns out, most people are usually not afraid of public speaking at all; it’s public judgment that they most fear. This fear and ones like it impact people’s ability to connect authentically and authoritatively with their audience.
The other major player affecting authentic connection with audiences is the “inner critic.” Every human being has an inner critic, and everyone who speaks publicly has had to deal with their inner critic on some level. Now factor in the idea that every person in the audience has an inner critic also, and you begin to see the challenge!
Using the techniques laid out in this book, Mary Cheyne was able to transform from a shy, self-conscious computer programmer into a world-class public speaker, culminating in a 2nd place win in the 2009 World Championship of Public Speaking, out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries. She has now been a professional speaker and trainer for the better part of a decade.
The insights, tools, and advice in this book, derived from Mary Cheyne’s years of real-world experience teaching and presenting to thousands of people, will permanently transform your experience of public speaking.
“Present” Yourself in Public Speaking addresses:
• Detailed insights about how and why you, as a human, have an inner critic and self-doubt
• Practical tools and processes, so you can snap yourself out of it when your inner critic takes over
• A simple process to eliminate self-doubt as well as concrete ways to build self-trust
• Common myths about public speaking and how they hold you back
• How to be real and relatable to your audience
• An easy-to-follow formula for authentic stage presence
• A long-term inside-out path to public-speaking mastery, so you can continue to improve, no matter what level you are currently at
Are you ready to break through to your best self and shine through authentically on the stage?
Are you ready to finally tell your inner critic to shut up, so the real you can speak up?
Whether you are a brand-new speaker or an established professional, you’ve come to the right place.
“Present” Yourself in Public Speaking fills a huge gap in public-speaking education. While most public-speaking books and courses rehash the mechanics of public speaking, this book provides a rare insight into the psychology of public speaking.
For example, you may have heard that public speaking is people’s number one fear in life. It turns out, most people are usually not afraid of public speaking at all; it’s public judgment that they most fear. This fear and ones like it impact people’s ability to connect authentically and authoritatively with their audience.
The other major player affecting authentic connection with audiences is the “inner critic.” Every human being has an inner critic, and everyone who speaks publicly has had to deal with their inner critic on some level. Now factor in the idea that every person in the audience has an inner critic also, and you begin to see the challenge!
Using the techniques laid out in this book, Mary Cheyne was able to transform from a shy, self-conscious computer programmer into a world-class public speaker, culminating in a 2nd place win in the 2009 World Championship of Public Speaking, out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries. She has now been a professional speaker and trainer for the better part of a decade.
The insights, tools, and advice in this book, derived from Mary Cheyne’s years of real-world experience teaching and presenting to thousands of people, will permanently transform your experience of public speaking.
“Present” Yourself in Public Speaking addresses:
• Detailed insights about how and why you, as a human, have an inner critic and self-doubt
• Practical tools and processes, so you can snap yourself out of it when your inner critic takes over
• A simple process to eliminate self-doubt as well as concrete ways to build self-trust
• Common myths about public speaking and how they hold you back
• How to be real and relatable to your audience
• An easy-to-follow formula for authentic stage presence
• A long-term inside-out path to public-speaking mastery, so you can continue to improve, no matter what level you are currently at
Are you ready to break through to your best self and shine through authentically on the stage?
Are you ready to finally tell your inner critic to shut up, so the real you can speak up?
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200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 3, 2016
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February 21, 2022
Appreciated the holistic approach to improving your public speaking. She tackles the mental roadblocks (most of the book) before outlining a process for improvement and the work it takes to keep iterating and becoming better (Chapter 6). It's all about mindset, determination and forming habits - just like honing any other skill - and then in Chapter 6 gives a roadmap of concrete steps you can take.
March 13, 2019
Lots of good resources included for further study
December 11, 2017
Un libro que se encarga de brindar ánimos para hacerte perder la desconfianza y aumentar tu valor al momento de presentar. Su metodología puede ser aplicada no únicamente a los discursos públicos, si no a cualquier meta en particular ya que explica los factores que podrían desviarte de tu meta y te re-diríge a tu objetivo principal. Explica además metafóricamente, que los discursos públicos no es una carrera de 100 metros, si no más bien, un maratón; un maratón donde la recompensa no llega de inmediato si no es lenta pero segura. Este libro te proporciona información para localizar centros de discursos públicos donde puedes practicar tus discursos frente a un pequeño grupo de personas y socializar con el tipo de individuos que se encuentran enfocadas en una meta recíproca. Como dicen “eres el promedio de las 5 personas con las que mas interactúan durante el día”, es por ello que la única forma de perder el miedo, es sin atajos y con la práctica constante y rodeado de las personas correctas.
December 21, 2016
This book was detailed and well written. Mary Cheyne really dives into what essentially is the inner fear/ critic. She gives examples of other speakers as well as her own experience and what she has learned. She made it approachable by talking about her early days as well as her Toastmasters challenge. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to really work on and improve their public speaking.
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