How to captivate your audience when speaking publicly, on Zoom
Tips and tactics on storytelling, building confidence and calm your nerves when speaking in front of groups on Zoom calls, and feels less exhausted after
Hey there,
As a founder, I get asked to speak publicly a lot. Even though I am probably considered an extrovert, it’s still quite exhausting and I do get nervous every time. Often I have too little time to prepare too since my main priorities are our users, our product, and our team.
This week two members of our community shared similar challenges and I dug into resources and found a few interesting tips - hope they inspire you to speak more and have more fun doing it!
How to captivate your audience when speaking publicly, on Zoom 💪
👉 The Shy Person’s Guide to Public Speaking by Michael Thompson (Career Coach and Contributing Writer to Business Insider, Forbes and Fast Co.)
Top Takeaways: Writing out your goals and fears around public speaking helps you externalize them and calm your anxietites.
👉 How to get more comfortable with public speaking on Zoom—or anywhere else by Lila MacLellan (Writer for Quartz at Work)
Top Takeaways: Do something entirely different 15 min before the talk (assuming you already prepared the speech ahead of time)
👉 8 subtle shifts that will help you enjoy public speaking on Zoom by Anouare Abdou (career coach, founder, writer and podcast host)
Top Takeaways: Prepare the engagement prompts as part of your speech & dress up, even if your audience can’t see your full outfit! 🌟 And as a bonus:
⭐️ Bonus:
👉 How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking by Standup Comedian Viv Groskop
Top Takeaways: Includes practical tips on how to overcome the feeling of “being small” just before speaking publicly.
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Tips from the Bunch AI Coach:
This week‘s tip “Communicating your ideas with conviction” will help you use the Pixar story arch method to pitch your ideas with confidence.
Stay confident and positive this week,
Darja
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