Nick Kemp - Public Speaking Anxiety
"According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy."
Jerry Seinfeld
On average I see at least two clients every week with anxiety issues. The ability to become anxious requires a trigger that then fires off the non helpful state. These conditions often require a great deal of energy and momentum in order to take place and there are only a limited number of ways in which this can occur. As well as assisting clients in developing these skills I have over 30 years experience of presenting internationally in Europe, USA, Asia and the UK. I teach all my clients the very best approaches to remove previous anxiety to become a powerful and effective communicator.
The key to resolving anxiety in these situations is to learn to easily control your imagination, rather than the other way around... During each session, I provide a number of techniques to help you to transform this 'fear of the fear' thought process. This is a way of consciously training your imagination to be under your control to create a new found freedom. Many people who experience anxiety vividly imagine having a bad experience, sometimes recalling having one or more of these events, talk or yell to themselves in a panicky tone of voice and/or feel feelings they then describe as 'panic'. Frequently the person experiencing the anxiety will not initially be consciously aware of this pattern.
Here are some of the areas I typically cover when assisting clients with this issue
- Removing previous anxiety when thinking about public speaking
- Getting into a confident state when presenting
- How to structure an excellent presentation
- Learning the language of influence in public speaking
- Using your voice to great effect
- Building easy rapport with an audience
- Learning how to stand and move with ease when presenting to an audience
The initial session for this is two hours. You will receive an audio recording of the session so you are able to practice and use the exercises taught to develop new confidence and presenting skills.
Client Feedback on Public Speaking Anxiety
"I attended this session because I had a speaking engagement in the USA in following month, and
was anxious about giving as good a speech as possible. I knew there would be around 10,000 people
present, and I knew I would have to be unscripted, and without the 'mechanics' of presentation
such as notes and power point. I also knew the expectation was that I would draw heavily on my own
experience, and be able to move my audience.
The session with Nick helped me in several
different ways. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, it highlighted my awareness of the power of
my own state when delivering the speech. This meant I had a crucial reference point to return to
at the actual point of delivery, and which Nick helped me anchor into my consciousness.
Secondly, Nick helped me become aware of the larger location of my feelings in my body, so I was
able when speaking to again return to a more relaxed, less anxious and more expansive speaking
style. This allowed me to speak from the heart without hesitation. Thirdly, Nick talked me through
certain techniques in terms of public speaking and stance which increased my confidence and sense
of groundedness. He also introduced ways of accessing states which I associated with feeling
strong and open, and helped me understand the energetics of these states. The fact that the
session was recorded, and I could reinforce its work by re-experiencing its work was also
enormously helpful.
I gave the speech - and managed to say what I needed to say, how I
wanted to say it, to between 10,000 and 12,000 people - and afterwards received overwhelmingly
positive feedback on what I had done. The session with Nick was enormously helpful in achieving
this."
S James
Hi Nick,
I hope your trip to New York was as successful as my briefing !!!
I
listened back to the CD a number of times and the relaxation / well being CD from your store.
I was still apprehensive and I made a few mistakes but I didn't care and I had the team in
fits of LAUGHTER, who'd have believed it.
I'm still AMAZED and don't understand how or why
?? I'm just so grateful that your magic worked.
I have had such a good feeling of
well being since.
I'm going to continue to listen to the CD's ..... I
I'm
enjoying this feeling too much to loose it, all the stress and anxiety I went through before hand.
I'm still AMAZED .... THANK YOU.
Denise Thompson
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