One of the most common pieces of advice you'll hear for public speaking is: just practice, practice, practice. You'll get better!This advice is spread so much because it kind of works. Yes, by simply going out and speaking in public, you can get better at public speaking.But there are several problems with that.You can actually develop bad habits—practice makes … [Read more...]
Road to Semifinals — Episode 5 (Getting back into an old speech)
Fifth video of the series where I document my attempt to make it to the Semifinals of the World Championship of Public Speaking.SummaryI'm back after a long break after getting married!In this video, I talk about the 5-step plan for how to recover your passion for an old speech:To summarize the plan, you need to break it down into small pieces, then get … [Read more...]
Types of public speaking anxiety and how to deal with them
Many people experience public speaking anxiety, but most people are not aware that there are actually multiple different types of public speaking anxiety.The types of public speaking anxiety can be sorted into contexts and causes. There are two anxiety contexts Some people get nervous before the speech, while others get nervous during the speech.If you're someone who … [Read more...]
Road to Semifinals — Episode 4 (Topic selection and outlining)
Fourth video of the series where I document my attempt to make it to the Semifinals of the World Championship of Public Speaking.SummaryI finished selecting two topics:Being unique Be more adventurousBoth are cliche topics, but high level speeches in Toastmasters commonly are. It's not really about whether the audience has never heard your point before. … [Read more...]
Road to Semifinals — Episode 3 (Research results)
Third video of the series where I document my attempt to make it to the Semifinals of the World Championship of Public Speaking. SummaryI finished the research that I've been doing for a few weeks.In this video, I give 4 major insights from my research. However, I wrote an article with 16 tips! I advise you read that. … [Read more...]