Happy Friday! Here are some more wonderful links to help you understand ways to overcome your fears. Don't let fear stop you from speaking your truth.
5 Life-Changing Keys to Overcoming Your Fears (from The Positivity Blog)
Overcoming Fears (via LiveStrong.com)
How to Overcome Fear (8 simple steps from WikiHow)
Overcoming Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt (article by John D. Moore)
Overcoming Fear (YouTube video from a Buddhist perspective)
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Apr 9, 2010
Feb 24, 2010
TRULY SPEAKING: Affirmations Resources
Summary: Today's post compiles a number of resources on affirmations, from detailed information (including 5 words you should never use in your customized affirmation sentence) to sample sentences and videos that you can use.
Just in case you still need a little more direction on the concept or usage of affirmations, here is a list of other great sites that can provide you with just that. Enjoy!
VitalAffirmations.com supplies—in addition to articles, e-cards and other affirmations-centered items—free daily affirmation sentences for you to use as needed. (Today's is "I regularly take time out just for me to do the things I love"—like looking up affirmations!)
This article on "The Power of Affirmations" goes in-depth into positive thinking and also provides some sample sentences that can be easily used affirmatively.
Bill Marshall's PowerAffirmations.com contains a slide show that lists the 488 affirmations he uses regularly to build confidence and success.
YouTube also contains a number of videos on affirmations. (Just type "affirmations" in the search box at the top of the page to see a list of nearly ten thousand videos!)
For some helpful hints about what your own, personally customized affirmation sentence should not contain, check out this blog post by my fellow blogger Barbara J. Henry, titled "Five Words to Delete from Your Vocabulary."
© KiKi Productions, Inc. 2010
Just in case you still need a little more direction on the concept or usage of affirmations, here is a list of other great sites that can provide you with just that. Enjoy!
VitalAffirmations.com supplies—in addition to articles, e-cards and other affirmations-centered items—free daily affirmation sentences for you to use as needed. (Today's is "I regularly take time out just for me to do the things I love"—like looking up affirmations!)
This article on "The Power of Affirmations" goes in-depth into positive thinking and also provides some sample sentences that can be easily used affirmatively.
Bill Marshall's PowerAffirmations.com contains a slide show that lists the 488 affirmations he uses regularly to build confidence and success.
YouTube also contains a number of videos on affirmations. (Just type "affirmations" in the search box at the top of the page to see a list of nearly ten thousand videos!)
For some helpful hints about what your own, personally customized affirmation sentence should not contain, check out this blog post by my fellow blogger Barbara J. Henry, titled "Five Words to Delete from Your Vocabulary."
© KiKi Productions, Inc. 2010
Aug 12, 2009
TRULY SPEAKING: Here's to Your Growth!
Raise a glass and celebrate: It's time to toast!
Birthdays, weddings, and christenings are just a few of the formal functions where speeches may be expected of you. And if you mess up the toast, not everyone is forgiving! But the repercussions to the rest of your life are often limited—unlike work-related public blunders.
To see some hilarious toasts captured on video and posted on YouTube, click the link and search "hilarious toasts." You'll find both good and bad examples of public speechmaking.
If you've ever been even half as embarrassed as some of these folks who flubbed (or if you recognize yourself in a video!), you might want to consider getting some professional assistance before you tackle a toast again. And if you can't afford one-on-one coaching or can't make a regular commitment to a communications coach, you may best benefit from a less demanding group format.
Maybe you should try Toastmasters.
Toastmasters is where I started when I first realized I wanted to make a career change from behind-the-scenes corporate production work. Founded in 1924, Toastmasters is a non-profit international organization "helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience" (according to its website). The group also purports that "most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of approximately 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or two. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as a timer, (speech) evaluator or grammarian." The grammarian's job is to note interesting words and phrases, as well as to count "ums," "ahs," and other filler words used by the speakers.
Having your speech evaluated—by fellow speaking students in a safe and friendly environment—can be an incredible boost not just to your self-esteem, but to the way you communicate in both personal and professional situations.
© KiKi Productions, Inc. 2009
Birthdays, weddings, and christenings are just a few of the formal functions where speeches may be expected of you. And if you mess up the toast, not everyone is forgiving! But the repercussions to the rest of your life are often limited—unlike work-related public blunders.
To see some hilarious toasts captured on video and posted on YouTube, click the link and search "hilarious toasts." You'll find both good and bad examples of public speechmaking.
If you've ever been even half as embarrassed as some of these folks who flubbed (or if you recognize yourself in a video!), you might want to consider getting some professional assistance before you tackle a toast again. And if you can't afford one-on-one coaching or can't make a regular commitment to a communications coach, you may best benefit from a less demanding group format.
Maybe you should try Toastmasters.
Toastmasters is where I started when I first realized I wanted to make a career change from behind-the-scenes corporate production work. Founded in 1924, Toastmasters is a non-profit international organization "helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience" (according to its website). The group also purports that "most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of approximately 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or two. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as a timer, (speech) evaluator or grammarian." The grammarian's job is to note interesting words and phrases, as well as to count "ums," "ahs," and other filler words used by the speakers.
Having your speech evaluated—by fellow speaking students in a safe and friendly environment—can be an incredible boost not just to your self-esteem, but to the way you communicate in both personal and professional situations.
© KiKi Productions, Inc. 2009
Jul 8, 2009
TRULY SPEAKING: How to be a More Confident Speaker (by Slowing Your Speed)
This week, I've been entertaining my 12-year-old twin nephews—who speak almost as rapidly as their mother and I did at their age. (I remember once asking a passing stranger, "Excuse me, do you know what time it is?" so quickly that he replied with all sincerity, "I'm sorry, I don't speak French.")
"I don't speak French" has been a running joke in my family for over 20 years, and it's one my sister and I often say to each other over her twin sons' heads. Excitement can have a lot to do with rapid speech pacing. But so can adolescence—and the lack of confidence it necessitates.
Here's a story about adolescent confidence that I relate with no irony whatsoever ... almost:
When I was about 12 years old, some fellow classmates and I were assigned the task of teaching each other the days of the week, months of the year, and numbers 1 through 50 in Spanish and French. One group of us acted as teachers and the other as pupils. The pupils were graded on how well they had learned the content, while the 'teachers' were graded on what techniques we'd employed to convey the lessons. My teaching partner and I received the highest overall grade, because we made sure to connect with each of our pupil groups based on the way they learned; we employed a variety of memorization tactics and emphasized the ones the students connected to individually. My own teacher was stunned that every single pupil I addressed rated me as very easy to understand. The natural confidence I felt during the assignment slowed my speech speed considerably!
Here are a few tricks to slowing down your own speech when you notice your pace is quickening:
(1) Pay attention to your pulse (too fast means you'll naturally start to slur words and stumble over pronunciations) and your breathing (shallow breathing is a bad sign for being heard well).
(2) Breathe from your diaphragm as deeply as possible (this YouTube video demonstrates the basics); also count to 3 between every sentence to institute pauses.
(3) Know that you know what you know. What you are saying comes from your own mind and experience, and therefore is absolutely right. The more confident you feel, the more confident you will sound as your speech pace slackens to match your mindset.
(c) KiKi Productions, Inc. 2009
"I don't speak French" has been a running joke in my family for over 20 years, and it's one my sister and I often say to each other over her twin sons' heads. Excitement can have a lot to do with rapid speech pacing. But so can adolescence—and the lack of confidence it necessitates.
Here's a story about adolescent confidence that I relate with no irony whatsoever ... almost:
When I was about 12 years old, some fellow classmates and I were assigned the task of teaching each other the days of the week, months of the year, and numbers 1 through 50 in Spanish and French. One group of us acted as teachers and the other as pupils. The pupils were graded on how well they had learned the content, while the 'teachers' were graded on what techniques we'd employed to convey the lessons. My teaching partner and I received the highest overall grade, because we made sure to connect with each of our pupil groups based on the way they learned; we employed a variety of memorization tactics and emphasized the ones the students connected to individually. My own teacher was stunned that every single pupil I addressed rated me as very easy to understand. The natural confidence I felt during the assignment slowed my speech speed considerably!
Here are a few tricks to slowing down your own speech when you notice your pace is quickening:
(1) Pay attention to your pulse (too fast means you'll naturally start to slur words and stumble over pronunciations) and your breathing (shallow breathing is a bad sign for being heard well).
(2) Breathe from your diaphragm as deeply as possible (this YouTube video demonstrates the basics); also count to 3 between every sentence to institute pauses.
(3) Know that you know what you know. What you are saying comes from your own mind and experience, and therefore is absolutely right. The more confident you feel, the more confident you will sound as your speech pace slackens to match your mindset.
(c) KiKi Productions, Inc. 2009
May 18, 2009
Tweedy Vegans Take the Spice Route
In researching yesterday's weekly word, I learned something interesting (ain't that the point?): There are only three degrees of separation between Anu Garg, creator of the site A.Word.A.Day, and myself. Now this is a fun game!
Anu's wife, Stuti, is a fellow Blogspot blogger of mine. Her blog about the vegan lifestyle, Spice Route, features political announcements, personal tidbits, YouTube videos, and recipes galore for vegans (the hardcore, politcally- and personally-motivated vegetarians). It's informative and interesting—and, of course, full of new words!
(c) KiKi Productions, Inc. 2009
Anu's wife, Stuti, is a fellow Blogspot blogger of mine. Her blog about the vegan lifestyle, Spice Route, features political announcements, personal tidbits, YouTube videos, and recipes galore for vegans (the hardcore, politcally- and personally-motivated vegetarians). It's informative and interesting—and, of course, full of new words!
(c) KiKi Productions, Inc. 2009
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