A great public speaking statistic was once made on national TV by Jerry Seinfeld, from the TV show Seinfeld, who found a poll that said that the number one fear for Americans was public speaking…

We’ve all heard that eye contact is essential for successful public speaking. Sometimes, however, looking audience members in the eye isn’t easy, especially when nervousness and self-consciousness hijack our thinking…

“Easy does it.”
“Take it easy.”
“Easy as pie.”
In America, we admire people who not only do things expertly, but who make them seem easy.
I believe one of the reasons we feel this way, is that when things are going smoothly — when we’re hitting on all cylinders — we’re functioning at peak efficiency. That just feels [...]

World Champion of Public Speaking, Craig Valentine, has created a neat resource program… sign up for it, and you’ll get 1 public speaking tip per week, for 52 weeks.
And, it’s free.
Cool, eh?
Go here: http://www.52speakingtips.com
– (and, tell him we sent you!)

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I love all the articles and advice on the internet today which deal with quelling nervousness, combating nervousness, eliminating nervousness and ending those nervous jitters. Unfortunately, most of them do not discuss the benefits of nervousness in public speaking and why it should be your best friend and not your worst nightmare!
Years ago, opera singer [...]