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From Fear to Success: A Practical Public-Speaking Guide
Thomas B Dowd III
Aug 2013
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109 Songs
Thomas B Dowd III
Tracks
1
Introduction (feat. Jerry Lyden)
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Dedication
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Medley, Pt. I: The Public-Speaking Beast / Step Into the Public Forum
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4
Find the Sources of Stage Fright
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Tame the Beast
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Understand That Success Is Possible
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Medley, Pt. II: Road to Success / The Anxiety / Identify Why You’re Anxious
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Know Symptoms Are Coming
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9
Recognize It May Never Go Away
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10
Control and Prepare
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Practice Mental Preparation
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Question If Fear Is Really Fear
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13
Practice Physical Preparation
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14
Stop Telling Me to Relax, It Only Makes Me Tense
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15
Play to Your Strengths
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16
Do Something With Your Hands and Arms
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17
Don't Let Personality Be an Excuse
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18
Stop Comparing Yourself to Great Orators
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19
Be Different, Be You
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20
It's Alright to Have a Stage Me: It's Still Me
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21
Listen to Yourself After You're Done Listening to Everyone Else
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22
Use Fear as a Motivator
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23
Make Your Message Count / Have a Different Set of Eyes On It
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Make Outlines a Powerful Tool
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25
Write Out Your Speech
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Write Your Own Introduction
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Paint the Picture
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Formulate Clear Messages
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29
Reiterate and Reinforce Your Messages
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30
Choose Your Words Carefully
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31
Have Clear Intentions
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Use Presentation Slides Effectively
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33
End Strong
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34
Reinforce Three Times, Three Times, Three Times
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35
Recycle Your Own Work
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Use What Works and Reuse to Meet Your Needs
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Set Your Stage Story
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Know That Less Is More
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Make Writing a Habit
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Give Numbers Context
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Let the Speech Breathe
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Tell the Audience What You Just Told Them
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The Audience / Look Each Audience Member in the Eye
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Project Your Voice
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45
Appeal to Audience Interests
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46
Make the Speech About Them, Not You
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47
Appreciate the Audience’s Diversity and Differences
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Know What They Want
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49
Be an Attentive Audience Yourself
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Work On Your Um, Ya Know Filler Words
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51
Engage Your Audience
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Have an Individual Conversation With the Whole Audience
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Reduce Personal Distractions
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Make the Message Stick
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55
Don’t Talk About Your Bad Day
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Avoid Side Comments
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57
Ideas and Presentation / Brainstorm: The Friends-and-Family Effect
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58
Keep a Notebook Nearby
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59
Research Your Material
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60
Be a Secret (Or Not so Secret) Admirer
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Practice: This Is Not an Option
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Be a Student of Yourself
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Practice Through to the End
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Practice With Distractions
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Write Out Key Points
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66
Add Value With Your Visual Aids
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Grab Attention With Your Opening
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68
Remember Audio-Visual Equipment Needs
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Manage Phone Presentations Well
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Test Your Speeches
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Use Pauses
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Interact With the Audience from the Beginning
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Control the Environment
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Minimize Distractions
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75
Find a Stage, Any Stage
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76
Get Evaluated
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77
Use Notes or Don’t
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78
Know Your Speech Rate
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Memorize the Speech or Don’t
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80
Listen Better
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81
Assume Nothing
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Avoid Cold Transitions
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83
Manage Q&A Basics
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84
Stir Emotion / Live in the Present
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85
Leave the Audience With the Upside
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86
Know the Difference Between Motivation and Inspiration
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87
Be Funny, Even Though I’m Not
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88
Look Around for Humor
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Find the Funny Soon
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Let the Audience Know It’s Okay to Laugh
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Exude Energy: It's Contagious
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Be Sincere: It Means More Than Words
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Emphasize Physical Aspects in the Speech
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Go Big
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95
Turn Off the Lights and Watch Them Snooze
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96
Share Emotions
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97
Personalize the Presentation
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98
Jump in Feet First
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Understand That Learning Is a Process, Not an Event
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Be Inspirational, Not Loud
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Use Quotations
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102
Move With Purpose
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103
Use Your Voice as a Tool
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104
Keep It Simple
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105
Share Your Vulnerability
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106
References
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107
Acknowledgements
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108
About the Author (feat. Jerry Lyden)
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109
Copyright & Additional Information (feat. Jerry Lyden)
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2013 Thomas B Dowd III
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