I’m really happy you liked the post!

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with Ignite Speaking. I’ve just done a quick search on it and it seems very interesting.

Congratulations on giving your first Ignite speech! I really appreciate you sharing your approach of keeping 1 key point for each slide. This is an excellent way to present.

I’m very similar to you, and when I’m presenting in a work environment I like to have less words than more, because it just makes it so much easier for the audience to absorb what we are talking about.

Thanks also for sharing the link on the “power poses”.

What I find useful to is powerfully tell myself while I’m driving in the car, before I’m about to give a speech that “I am confident!” and “I will speak confidently!” in a powerful tonality.

Thank you so much for adding your brilliant insights to this post.
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Last week I gave my first Ignite talk, for which we did a dress rehearsal in front of all the other Ignite speakers. During that rehearsal, I could literally see the mic shaking in my hand due to nerves, which further dented my confidence!

Yet, when we came to the Ignite night itself, I felt noticeably more confident. Can’t be sure why, as several things were different, but I’m betting on 2 main reasons:
= I’d boiled down my talk to the 1 key point I wanted to make about each slide (which made it far easier to remember, and also put me blissfully at peace about the other things that I might or might not remember to say)
= Shortly before my talk, I followed the advice of Amy Cuddy of Harvard Business School and did some “power poses”, which research shows has a positive effect on your body chemistry. (See http://remotepossibilities.wordpress.com/?s=cuddy )

Anyway, thanks for your post, and keep up the great work!
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Mel’s quip about introverts being “chameleons” is funny yet true for many who call themselves introverted.

I never would have guessed either of you were introverted!
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Well said!

Thank you for your contribution to this post.
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Yes, indeed, James Earl Jones is a person who stutters, and he arguably has one of the best voices in Hollywood!

It’s great that you are supporting your grandson with his speech development.

It’s very nice to meet you and I appreciate your comment. Thank you!
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