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Does the thought of standing before an audience with all eyes on you keep you awake at night?

If so, I can relate.

See, I used to have a stutter and for many years I thought public speaking was about as scary as life gets. So much so that in the run up to one particulary stressful presentation, my hair actually started falling out. 

I'd try and avoid giving presentations or speaking in public until finally, I just realised, this is silly, public speaking is darn important as you make your way through life - I knew I couldn't avoid it forever.

So I took off on a journey to find a better way. After many twists, turns, trials and errors, I found ways to actually enjoy public speaking. Now, it's right up there with eating Indian food as one of my favorite things to do.

Public Speaking Sucker (sucking the suckiness out of public speaking) is a blog that serves as my attempt to help you on your own journey from public speaking causing you untold misery to one day standing in front of an audience and feeling confident, at ease and relaxed.

See, as improbable as it might feel now - and believe me, there was a time when I too was resigned to avoiding public speaking forever - I'm living proof that just because public speaking is freaking you out today, it doesn't mean it has to tomorrow, next week, or even a year from now.

If you're feeling brave, click here and come over to see if it might be of help.

Posts that suck 

Public Speaking checklist: 29 do's and don'ts for the day before your presentation
Got a presentation coming up? You need this list!
Who is Phineas Gage?
Why, he's the fella with the crowbar through his head.
What does going nuts with a yellow highlighter pen have to do with your next presentation?
Hint: it has to do with your notes
The only thing I remember from hundreds of presentations
Why you should think twice about trying to create a seminal moment.
Seeing your audience
Is Dave's blindness a disability when it comes to public speaking?
Being intimidated by a very tall man
The silly mistake I made whilst public speaking that nearly lost me my front teeth.
Tweak or overhaul?
A trip to the mechanic.

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About rossbowring

After suffering from a stutter for many years Ross went on a trek (back pack and all) to find ways that he could enjoy public speaking.

Along the way he stopped off to present hundreds of radio shows, commentate for a basketball team, give an emotional eulogy and get a first class honors degree in Communications. 

All thankfully, without the slightest bit of freaking out.

He's now a writer, teacher and general  thinker about how public speaking doesn't have to be a lousy experience. 

contact him at:

ross@rossbowring.com 

 

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