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Speaking Without Fear or Nervousness: How to Be Effective Whenever You Make Presentations... Lead Meetings... or Join Group Discussions

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It's disappointing because this product has not been updated and is not available on DVD because it's excellent. I bought this in 2005. I would play the tapes a little bit now and again. I get very nervous when I have to speak publicly, but I noticed that people in my company who put on presentations seem to move up. I also enjoy teaching. As I have progressed with my career in government I get more and more opportunities to present. I never turn down a chance to speak. I recently had to do a presentation before thirty coworkers (mostly supervisors, including mine). Several weeks before my presentation, I played both tapes through while doing housework and working out. A few of the things registered with me this time for some reason. In the tapes Helen has a conversation with a coworker and they run though everything that could possibly go wrong with your presentation. Helen goes through the self talk that you might have before your presentation and turns it in to positive self talk. I was waiting for the speaker before me to finish and I would be up next. I remembered a couple of things from the tapes. One was "lighten up" and the other was "breath" along with the positive self talk, "I can do this". I wasn't as nervous as usual and my presentation went pretty well. Not my best and not my worse. I even tried a couple of new things. It was a learning experience. After my presentation a couple of people approached me to discuss some of the things I went over in my presentation. One thing I read somewhere was "better to have tried something and fail than to be too scared to try it at all". The tapes are well worth the price even if you can just remember a couple of things. I have a one hour presentation coming up and I plan on giving the tapes another listen to. Good luck with your public speaking, you only get better.

It's worth paying! I recommend evryone who want to become a good public speaker, this is the must listen audio book.

Good luck, San Kim