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Looking for an Effective App to Develop your Public Speaking Skills? Try Poised

Looking for an Effective App to Develop your Public Speaking Skills? Try Poised

When we avoid situations with public speaking, we end up feeling even more tense about the experience. Over time, our worries are reinforced by the negative cycle of fearful thinking and avoidance - which only leads to more fear. Even the most seasoned public speakers feel some level of fear, but too much of it can hold us back from saying yes to an opportunity or experience we might enjoy.  

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Ride the wave: 3 tools to help you rethink, redirect, and reframe your public speaking fear

Ride the wave: 3 tools to help you rethink, redirect, and reframe your public speaking fear

Many people have butterflies when getting up in front of a crowd. However, people with public speaking anxiety feel these jitters on another level. A racing heart, shaking palms, sweating, dry mouth, lightheadedness, or nausea can all be byproducts of the panic and dread associated with this kind of fear. 

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Fear less, not fearless: Why accepting our fear of public speaking is the pathway to personal success

Fear less, not fearless: Why accepting our fear of public speaking is the pathway to personal success

When we meet for the first time, most of my clients say their goal is to totally extinguish their fear of public speaking. However, this not only sets you up for black and white thinking—’either I get rid of my public speaking fear, or I don’t!’—it also makes the goal less attainable and reinforces the idea of the fear being a ‘bad’ thing.

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“I’m so bad at this!” What social anxiety research can teach us about our negative self-talk

“I’m so bad at this!” What social anxiety research can teach us about our negative self-talk

When our body is busy fending off panic and adrenaline, our thinking is less clear. It’s harder to concentrate, and we’re less likely to perform at our best. Research on social anxiety suggests that this is exactly what ends up happening: when we’re anxious, we perform poorly compared to our non-anxious peers.

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5 Steps to Simplify Your Life | Podcast Episode

5 Steps to Simplify Your Life | Podcast Episode

One of the most powerful things we can do for ourselves in the pursuit of living an intentional life is getting clear on how we want to feel. You’ve probably noticed many people selecting words of the year right now, which I’m all for, but they don’t help us with the ‘how’ or the discovery of how we feel when we feel at our best. In this exercise, you get to review a list of over 100 feelings to create your top 5 words, deep-seated, transformative feelings so you can simplify your life.

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Understanding and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome With Dr. Tracy Dalgleish | Podcast Episode

Understanding and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome With Dr. Tracy Dalgleish | Podcast Episode

Are your self-doubts getting in your way? In this podcast episode, I speak to Dr. Tracy Dagleish, clinical psychologist and host of the podcast, about what impostor syndrome is and how it interferes with our ability to reach our potential.

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Overcoming Job Interview Anxiety | Podcast Episode

Overcoming Job Interview Anxiety | Podcast Episode

Does the thought of speaking about yourself make your heart race and palms sweat? In this podcast episode, I speak to Emilie Aries, founder of BossedUp about how to develop public-speaking self-confidence. We talk about the power of visualization and why it’s so hard, the tendency to become self-focused when we are nervous, breathing techniques, and so much more.

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