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Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety Part 1.

Hiring a public speaking coach to become a better speaker is not enough if anxiety is at play. There's something else you need.

Hiring a public speaking coach to become a better speaker is not enough if anxiety and nervousness are at play. There’s something else you need to add to your tool kit.

Most talented public speaking coaches will teach you valuable verbal and nonverbal communication tactics, some of which can help you move through the anxiety. What if I told you that you could stop it from playing a role all together? Even better, what if the same process that helps you get past the anxiety also makes you a better speaker? In this and subsequent posts, I will explain what’s behind the anxiety and how you overcome it, based on my experience helping many amazing speakers.

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