tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post6342850666816182323..comments2024-03-28T08:40:15.278-04:00Comments on BLOBBY'S BLOG: When the Body SpeaksBlobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821768145570876450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-39218403285844667782011-05-08T17:05:33.932-04:002011-05-08T17:05:33.932-04:00For me, the key is engaging the audience and getti...For me, the key is engaging the audience and getting them to laugh a bit. Once I'm able to do that, I get much more comfortable up there.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-45173907317989660642011-05-08T10:57:46.426-04:002011-05-08T10:57:46.426-04:00I guess I'm lucky that public speaking doesn&#...I guess I'm lucky that public speaking doesn't bother me very much.<br /><br />It USED to... when I was painfully shy. But now I sort of relish being in the spotlight.cbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012048318668422826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-72436358470710581272011-05-08T01:36:42.616-04:002011-05-08T01:36:42.616-04:00beta blockers ! that's the answer !beta blockers ! that's the answer !Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-29121595035129363592011-05-07T17:43:53.663-04:002011-05-07T17:43:53.663-04:00Oh boy. Sounds like a ton of fun!Oh boy. Sounds like a ton of fun!A Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066992019067893513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-44925439581825390962011-05-07T08:04:33.277-04:002011-05-07T08:04:33.277-04:00Practice, practice, practice. It also helps if you...Practice, practice, practice. It also helps if you have something to say and a passion for it. (Sometimes the passion is a paycheck.) My heart races every time I get up to speak, but I use the adrenaline to energize my talk. Then I collapse when it's over.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-782057179758668442011-05-07T07:49:28.570-04:002011-05-07T07:49:28.570-04:00Those training sessions with critiques would be in...Those training sessions with critiques would be invaluable to just about everyone! I'd love to participate in a session like that. Excellent!<br /><br />I went from being painfully, horribly shy in my early 20s, to now where I speak to groups every day with complete confidence. The largest group I addressed was over 1000 people which, to me, was just another day at the office.<br /><br />In any public speaking, I think it is essential that (1) you know your subject matter exceedingly well and (2) you 'speak from the heart'... that you actually believe in what you are saying.Buddy Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052407067718899985noreply@blogger.com