How can you help a leader develop their public speaking skills?

Not referring to it as 'public speaking' is a good start. Those two words are likely to trigger anxiety and an unhelpful emotional response. I advise my mentees to focus on the audience, the purpose and the message. It isn't about you, it's about them and what they need from you. Focus on that and how best to achieve it - and the physical act of standing up and delivering the message just becomes a means to an end that you care about.

A lot of this is mindset. I used to suffer from very bad social anxiety to the point of shaking & throwing up! Fear of public speaking… I went on to turn things around. being on TV many times, Radio, present to audiences & speak at events with standing ovations & coach others to the same successfully. So if I can do it - anyone can. And the best part is you can learn to be very good at it and really enjoy it. Here are my top tips: - Confidence is key - This comes from having the right mindset - A coach / mentor can really help here - It’s imperative to be prepared - To ensure that the content is valuable - And the delivery is engaging Hope this helps. Any questions just ask. Here’s to your success. More in p r o f I l e Coach DaZ ??

Help a leader develop public speaking skills through targeted coaching sessions, providing constructive feedback, encouraging regular practice, offering presentation skills workshops, and sharing effective communication techniques.

To help a leader develop public speaking skills, first need to assess their current abilities. Determine what are their strengths and areas of improvement. Would encourage joining various speaking groups and workshops for opportunities to continually practice. Even recording themselves and watching back taking notes for improvements and areas still to be worked. Sharing various communication techniques tailored to their style.

When it comes to presentation skills I'd name three simple things: 1. Slow down - your audience needs to hear and internally translate your message to make sense of it. Give them time - this will also give you additional prensence and credibility. 2. Pause - you have enough time to formulate the next sentence in your mind first. You will notice that pausing frequently will reduce how often you use useless fillers like "eerm" or "aaah". 3. Rehearsing a presentation is often skipped due to time constraints or because one may think the materials are good enough. Rehearse to find tricky sections that you might still have to adjust. You will become less dependent on your materials and automatically speak in a more natural, confident way.

One thing we do at our organization is host monthly webinars that are public-facing. Inviting a team member to host or present one of these events helps them practice being in a leadership position and feel more confident with public speaking. As a result, they feel more confident and may wish to take on other speaking or presenting roles.

If you want to grow in public speaking as a leader you need to do a few things: 1. Determine what type of speaker you are. (motivational, teacher, storyteller, etc) 2. Give yourself feedback. Watch yourself and be brutal to yourself. 3. Get a coach to give you feedback. If you want to improve find someone who’s been where you want to be. 4. Celebrate the wins and opportunities. Every time you get to go on stage. Be thankful. When someone gives you feedback, celebrate. Because each one of these moments is one step closer to getting better.

A lot of leaders are afraid to speak in public as they have the fear of being 'judged'. Apart from this, there may be various other skill set issues. Whatever the case, I use plenty of visualisation techniques ( among other things) to help my coachees overcome the situation.

Speaking is a confidence game. I teach clients to overcome their fears - of failure, judgment, forgetting their speech - and sit squarely in their authority, authenticity and humanity. I had one client going from sweat-soaked shirts on TV interviews to lighthearted consumate calm. And another from panic to feeling powerful and at ease.

Pour certains leaders, le monde est divisé en deux catégories d'individus : ceux qui savent prendre la parole en public - PPP- et ceux qui ne savent pas. Le premier travail consiste à les faire changer de pensée limitante. Je les fais réfléchir à communicants inspirants dans leur sphère privée, publique ou professionnelle. Puis je leur fais prendre conscience des progrès que ces personnes ont réalisé au fil du temps. J'aime notamment m'appuyer sur les présentations mythiques de Steve Jobs et sur sa préparation millimétrée en amont. A partir de là, les leaders acceptent l'idée que la PPP s'apprend et ils se mettent en chemin. L'acquisition d'outils de communication associée à une expérimentation progressive commence et c'est GAGNE !

Exploring why this is important for them personally & professionally. Exploring what’re their resource and previous successes. Exploring who they want to be & how that look like specifically. Exploring if there is something blocking them , if yes how to move forward.