3 practical tips against nervousness and fear of speaking Werner suffers. He walks up and down. His lips move silently. He frantically recites the beginning of the presentation, which he is about to give. In front of 150 global company representatives, including the CEO. Werner no longer feels nausea and his legs at all. His head feels like cotton wool. Not a single word [...]
Karin has an important appointment today and doesn't want to show her stress. She will present an important concept to the CEO of her company. She has been working on it for weeks. Now she sits in the car on the day of the presentation and drives to work. Often everything starts with time pressure Actually, she doesn't drive, she stops. In traffic jams. And [...]
Suppose a professional matter is very close to your heart. You really want to convince your supervisor of this. They have prepared intensively for the appointment. Their chain of reasoning is firmly anchored in their brain so that they can get started at any time. Finally, you are called to the boss. You are bursting with excitement to present your great idea [...]
This is how you reduce nervousness! Suddenly it is there. Eyelids flutter. Pulses increase. Mouths dry out. Trembling sets in. The nervousness before important appearances has struck. Tension reduces your effect Nervousness in sudden performance situations and when speaking in front of groups sometimes leads to physically dramatic sensations. Many of my clients and workshop participants report similar phenomena, [...]
Oh Lord, give me time to understand! Recently, I sat in a high-level congress. With equally high-level, impressive keynote speakers. Whereby impressive can be interpreted in different ways. Most of the speeches were great, exciting and inspiring. But then HE came. He, the "differently impressive speaker". He was quite impressive. Namely, through what felt like 6000 slides in 45 minutes, peppered with [...]
How exactly do stress and tension affect our voice? And what can be done about it? Listen to the current tip from my audio book "Secret Seducer Voice". The author: Arno Fischbacher is a business voice coach and rhetoric expert, speaker and author. He prepares executives and employees of the top companies in Germany and Austria for negotiations, presentations and [...]
The Eurovision Song Contest usually passes me by. Since the mega event takes place in Vienna this year, I'm following the events a little more closely. Of course, I also think about the vocal preparation of performers and presenters. In particular, about the question: How do those who are in the spotlight [...]
