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Is it really that important what you do with your hands when you speak in public? Whenever I’m coaching people to be confident when they speak in public, they frequently have an issue or concern they have about their body language. They often tell me, “I don’t know what to do with my hands”, or “I just feel like I'm standing there with everyone looking at me”, or they tell me they know that they fidget but somehow can’t help it. The vulnerability of standing in front of other

One of the questions I am most often asked by people who want to improve their public speaking is “What do I do if someone in the audience asked me a difficult question?” Of course, there are a bunch of techniques to make this easier… but for right now, I want to challenge you on the question that YOU’RE asking. The quality of your life depends on the quality of the questions you ask It is often said that the quality of a person’s life depends on the quality of the questions

When most people consider how to “handle your emotions,” they instantly imagine I’m talking about managing their nervousness. True, handling your nervousness is a vital part of being a confident speaker. The sad truth is that most presentation skills trainers will still tell you that it’s “natural to be nervous when you speak,” which creates a massive problem. When people believe it’s natural to be nervous, they become nervous! I will tell you that it’s NOT natural to be nerv