Winston Churchill said, “The three most difficult things a man can do are to climb a building leaning toward him, kiss a woman leaning away from him, and deliver a good speech.”
So, you are not alone!
Does this sound familiar? You are asked to do a two-minute presentation to upper management. You know the material well. You know what you want to say, but suddenly, it all comes out wrong.This happens again and again. Now, you are petrified to stand up and speak in front of a group. You don’t want to lose your job.
In today’s busy, competitive world, everyone needs to do public speaking and presentations at work. People are asked to do presentations weekly, or even daily. But everyone has fears of speaking in front of others. Public speaking fears are easily erased with skill training, practice, and more practice.
If you want to create a higher profile and become a person of influence, the demand for public speaking and presentations is very strong. With proper training you can learn to be comfortable, poised and effective in any situation.
One important key in communicating with one person or one hundred is to slow down your rate of speech. Slowing down your rate of speech will help you to emphasize key points, and will help you to eliminate those annoying filler words such as “um, uh, you know, and like.”
Corporate Speech Solutions will train you to speak with power and passion.
Slow Down Your Speaking
- Listen to Jayne Latz, on the importance of slowing down one’s rate of speech and reducing filler words.
As seen on TV with Gurmeet Sodhi : ‘GS with GS ‘ — March 10, 2010
Do you tend to look at the floor rather than the audience during presentations? Are you unsure of what to do with your hands? If so, Corporate Speech Solutions can provide instructions and guidance to help you become more dynamic and more comfortable during public speaking.
Attention Young Professionals: “um like, you know, that was great!”
Communication skills in the workplace vary greatly from those used in high school, college and universities.
It is no longer appropriate to speak rapidly, mumble and use filler words (um, like, you know) excessively.
With training, you can, and will master the communication skills necessary to ace the interviews and land your dream job.
At Corporate Speech Solutions we teach you all the skills that are necessary to not just make the presentation, but to have confidence, say what you have to say with a strong voice, speak clearly and succinctly, and leave the audience impressed!
Jayne has been a pleasure to work with. Thanks to her enthusiasm and encouragement she made each session instructive as well as entertaining. Furthermore, I liked the fact that what we covered in my sessions was shaped by my particular needs. (I can think of at least 12 different exercises we worked on.) Jayne was easily able to address every speaking situation I might encounter and I believe I’ll feel more comfortable and empowered whenever I speak in public.
Rob, New York, NY
If you want help with regional or foreign accent accent reduction issues (your grammar, your intonation patterns, frequently mispronounced words and more), public speaking, voice projection, active listening, confidence building or any of our other services, we can help you select one of our speech improvement and accent reduction training programs specifically designed for your communication needs. Contact us today!
