Practice makes Permanent

Only three days to go and I am starting to get nervous. I am about to co-host a 2 hour workshop this Thursday and I am finding difficult to focus on anything else. Public speaking played a big part in a previous role and all I can remember is that I loved it. I managed a large sales team and was responsible for motivating them daily. I also had opportunities to speak at large national conferences and lived for it. I actually couldn’t remember what it was like the first time I stood up in front of my team or when I spoke to a large audience. Was I nervous? Was I any good?

Our flagship programme, the Dale Carnegie Course has five key drivers and these are developed over a period of time through, facilitation, practice and coaching. Another medium that is used to develop some of these skills is public speaking. I have spoken to many people over the last 18 months for whom confidence was a fundamental challenge that needed to be overcome. I have assured many people that it is natural to feel nerves when speaking in public. I have advised my clients that everyone gets butterflies, even the most polished presenters. It’s just a matter of turning that into excitement and using it in your favour. I believe there are only two instances where you would not feel nerves before presenting. One is if you don’t care about what you are presenting and the second is if you don’t care about the audience.

I have realized however that it is very easy to fall back into my comfort zone. It has been a while since I last presented and the nerves have kicked in big time. I guess it’s time for me to take my own advice and try to make it work for me. I know the only way for me to become a better presenter is to practice and practice.

If you would like to attend some of our free seminars and course previews and find out how we have supported individual’s, teams and companies to over come challenges and get better results then please follow the link below.

FREE SEMINARS AND PREVIEWS

Hopefully, I’ll be presenting at one of these events.

Have a great week,

Amar

Creating and Achieving Breakthrough Goals

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce our new live seminars!

Secrets of Success Express Webinars provide you with a cost-effective and convenient way to boost your know-how. You can participate in the comfort of your office without the need for travel costs and time. Because the Webinar is live, you can ask our expert questions via online chat during the program. In addition, your registration includes learning aids and other helpful materials.

TUNE IN AND TUNE UP YOUR ESSENTIAL BUSINESS SKILLS

You're probably finding it tougher than ever to achieve your goals. Our turbulent, uncertain economy has put so much pressure on the day-to-day that many of us can’t focus on what’s really important any more. Spend 90 minutes with us and refocus yourself on goals that can be career changers.

Learn how to:

• Set goals that challenge you and stretch your comfort zone
• Design and implement a plan that achieves your objectives
• Stay on track in spite of day-to-day pressures and distractions
• Achieve breakthroughs that will power your career to the next level

For further info please follow the link

http://www.dalecarnegie.com/search_courses/sem_desc.jsp?cCode=WEBC4&keycode=ukGoalsPromo1.11

Corina Balaneanu
Sales Consultant

www.London.dalecarnegie.com