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Given a choice, at a Given a choice, at a funeral most of us funeral most of us would rather be the would rather be the one in the coffin than one in the coffin than the one giving the the one giving the eulogy.” eulogy.” --Jerry Seinfeld --Jerry Seinfeld

Reducing speech anxiety

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The key to dealing with anxiety where it concerns public speaking is to not put pressure on yourself to "overcome" the anxiety; rather, learn to manage and use that anxiety to your benefit. Some slides have videos and may not play correctly in this format. Visit my website at www.communicationtwentyfourseven.com for more.

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““Given a choice, at a funeral Given a choice, at a funeral most of us would rather be the most of us would rather be the one in the coffin than the one one in the coffin than the one

giving the eulogy.”giving the eulogy.”

--Jerry Seinfeld--Jerry Seinfeld

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AnxietyAnxiety

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Power PosePower Pose

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This isn’t about you…This isn’t about you…

……it’s about them.it’s about them.

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Preparation is KeyPreparation is Key

4-6 Rehearsals4-6 Rehearsals

Eye ContactEye Contact

Visual AidsVisual Aids

Illustration by chepp002 / CC BY

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NervousnessNervousness

Photo credit: andres.thor / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA

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Just Do ItJust Do It

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Cosby ConfidenceCosby Confidence

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Strive to be Strive to be

YOU, YOU,

not to be perfect. not to be perfect.