A short live-stream talk by TJ Walker (uploaded Sep 12, 2017) addressing public-speaking anxiety. Walker argues that a core source of discomfort is not believing in the message or in the ability of the message/product to help the audience; he advises speakers to check whether they truly believe they are helping people. The clip also promotes Walker’s services (monthly NYC public workshops, private one-on-one and group trainings worldwide, and online courses with a live component).
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Do you believe in the message you have that you're sharing with your audience? Are you convinced you're actually going to help people in some way? If you can't say yes to both of those things, chances are that's what's making you uncomfortable when it comes to speaking. Giving presentations, public talks. People like to talk an awful lot about fear of public speaking, nervousness, anxiety, all of that. Hey, that can happen to anyone. But you've got to dig a little deeper and find out what the sources are. Sometimes it's really, really hard to be comfortable as a speaker and to be confident if you're talking about something and you're not convinced it's going to help people. Now, you may be selling paper products, it might not be the most exciting thing in the whole world, but you still have to believe in your product as to why it's good for people, why it's going to benefit them, why it may be the best price for them. There's something you have that you think is going to be a compelling argument for people and why they should use your product or service. Some topics are a lot sexier and more exciting than others. I understand that, I get that. But it's still up to you to figure out. Do you really believe in this message? Are you convinced that you're going to help people? Because if the answer is no, if you're just selling multi level marketing scheme and you're convinced no one's ever going to make any money on it, it's going to be really hard for you to be compelling and convincing. So if you're feeling anxiety, time to do a little check. Make sure you're convinced of your message and convinced that you're helping people. I'm TJ Walker and I'm convinced I help people all over the world speak their best through my public workshops every month in New York City, my private training, one on one and group trainings that take place anywhere and everywhere in the world. And in my online courses that now have a live component, check out the options below.