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Speak Schmeak: About that blushing. . .
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. April 12, 2007. About that blushing. . . Are you a "blusher" like me? Do you hate it when people tell you you're blushing? Do they think you don't know. Maybe it's about being self-conscious, about not being prepared to talk to this person, and so I feel "on the spot." Always, being called on to speak. Without notice will cause me to turn red, even when I know the topic and am happy to share. Sometimes I do. The Physiology of Blushing. I always know when...
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Speak Schmeak: How is public speaking like dating?
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. June 1, 2015. How is public speaking like dating? Have you ever been on a date? Did you enjoy it? Did you hate it? You've probably had both experiences! Did you ask the other person out? Did they ask you out? Maybe you've just kind of eased into it by saying "We should do something sometime." (I used that one on my hubby when we were still getting to know each other.). Did/do you find dating stressful? Did/do you feel like you were on display? Avoiding p...
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Speak Schmeak: Virtual networking: Open the circle
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. June 10, 2015. Virtual networking: Open the circle. As I've written here before, I can be shy. At networking events. But I've trained myself to put out my hand and introduce myself to people even if I feel inside like I want to run away. If I'm going to go to the trouble to get out of my pajamas, put on makeup, and go to a live networking event, I might as well strike up conversations with strangers and try to make some connections. It felt like walking ...
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Speak Schmeak: It's a marathon, not a sprint
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. July 27, 2015. It's a marathon, not a sprint. In May of this year, a long-time social media contact got in touch with me and scheduled a coaching consultation. She knew she needed coaching and was ready to roll. We spoke a couple of days later and put our first session on the calendar. She knew she was going to be busy, so we put our first session on the calendar a few weeks out. The next week, she still wasn't feeling well, so we rescheduled. If you're ...
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Speak Schmeak: I'm shy
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. November 21, 2006. People who know me are usually shocked to hear me reveal this. It's true. I've always been extremely shy, especially about meeting new people or making the move to talk to someone I don't know. According to ShakeYourShyness.com. Nearly fifty percent of the adult population in the U.S. is believed to be shy. That doesn't surprise me! It's just that the "me" that I'm playing is the strong. To be confident, the amazing thing that happens ...
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Speak Schmeak: "Have to" or "Get to"?
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. April 19, 2011. Have to" or "Get to"? I wasn't going to let nerves get in my way. I wasn't going to let fear get in my way. I knew how lucky I was. And I just was going to let every moment be about joy and gratitude." Ann Hathaway, on hosting the Oscars. Not many of us get the opportunity to stand in front of millions of people and promote ourselves and our businesses, which is what an actor or comedian gets to do when they host the Oscars. But only if y...
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Speak Schmeak: 7 tips for speaking up in meetings
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. May 27, 2011. 7 tips for speaking up in meetings. Meetings. We hate them, yet we have to go to them. There are too many, yet not enough. We even call them ourselves from time to time. And the worst thing about meetings? Not knowing when we're going to be called on to speak. In a previous blog post, I talked about speaking off the cuff. Here are a few more tips. 1 Remind yourself that you have lots of good ideas. 2 Look at the agenda. Not surprisingly, ma...
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Speak Schmeak: About me and Speak Schmeak
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. About me and Speak Schmeak. I've been a performer or public speaker for pretty much my entire life. As a child, whenever family friends would come for a visit, I would gather the kids together and we would present a play or performance of some sort. When I posed for pictures, I always did a "glamor" pose; even at a young age, I was ready for my close-up. I'd like to think I was a brilliant actor, but I was really just average. However, my new school.
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Speak Schmeak: Surviving the mini-presentation: Your self-introduction
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Want to pick my brain? About me and Speak Schmeak. January 17, 2012. Surviving the mini-presentation: Your self-introduction. At dinner, one of our hosts stood up and suggested that we all go around and introduce ourselves, including sharing something that no one at the table would know about us. Of course, I was thrilled! I love this stuff, right? But I imagine that at least half the people at the table went into an instant panic. Including my husband. He later described his reaction to me. Click below ...
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mental toughness | Manner of Speaking
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All the great speakers were bad speakers at first. Ralph W. Emerson. What I’m Doing Now. Tag Archives: mental toughness. Three Life Practices from a Four-Star General. Three life practices from the military, courtesy of Stanley McChrystal, a retired United States Army General. Former Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has described him as “perhaps the finest warrior and leader of men in combat I (have) ever met”. Continue reading →. 2,010,742 including you! What are you looking for? Join me in Helsinki!
