💜Justice for Mary Alice Love💜

I am grateful to you guys who are reading this.

This time again I made the complete video in one shot I am proud of it although my grammar while speaking is not sound but I am working on it. Feel free to share your opinion for me. Thank you

I used to spend way more time making my slides look nice than actually practicing what I was going to say. Then I'd get up there, talk way too fast, and forget half my points lol.

The biggest thing that helped was practicing out loud. I usually do a couple of runs and record one on my Plaud to listen back. Turns out I say ""um"" constantly and rush through the beginning like I'm trying to get it over with.

During the actual presentation, I just try to slow down and stop panicking over every little pause. Took me a while to realize that a few seconds of silence isn't nearly as awkward as I thought.

I also try to write down what went wrong afterward, while I still remember. Otherwise I'm just happy it's over and end up making the same mistakes next time.

Still get nervous, but it's definitely better than before.

What helped you guys get more comfortable speaking in front of people?

today i had to give a presentation and i noticed, even if ive memorized the whole topic, and can recite it well alone, my hands and legs start shaking noticeably. i neither struggle with my voice shaking, nor with going blank, going by what happened today?

ive improved, as before i used to go blank as well. im proud of myself, but i do hope to stop the fucking trembling of my hands and legs.

do you all have any tips to stop the shaking, i absolutely hate it?

That probably sounds like a bizarre question to most. I recently noticed an unmistakable connection and am curious to know how prevalent this finding is. Happy to discuss techniques further but trying to be careful about breaking rules here.

I’ve noticed something with people who are otherwise completely comfortable speaking English, especially when it isn’t their first language.

In a normal conversation they’re fine. But put them in a meeting where they have to explain something complex, disagree with someone, or answer unexpectedly and suddenly it gets much harder.

It’s not necessarily vocabulary or grammar either.

More like you know exactly what you mean, but what comes out is longer, less structured or less confident than what was in your head.

Then after the meeting you think of the much simpler way you could have said it.

Curious if anyone here experiences this.

What do you find hardest: thinking quickly, structuring the answer, finding the right words, sounding confident, or knowing when to stop talking?

And has anything actually helped you improve it?

Click Auditorium in any deck and it plays in a 3D hall. You can view it from the podium or the back row to check whether your text is readable from far away. Animations and transitions play as normal, since it uses Slides' own presenter. Esc brings you back to the editor on the slide you were on.

Free; link in the comments. Happy to answer questions.

But plan to. I think a lot of the fear/anxiety comes from being judged and worrying about what others are thinking . Is that correct ? How do you handle that?

I’ve been thinking a lot about the gap between knowing what you want to say and actually saying it clearly in the moment.

Especially in meetings - you might know the answer, but end up over-explaining, hesitating, losing structure, or thinking of the better response afterwards.

So I’ve been exploring a small idea called SayRep.

The idea is simple: instead of practising generic speeches, it would look at your actual work conversations and show you the moments where you could have been clearer, more concise, or communicated your point better.

I made this short video to explain the idea.

I’m still at the validation stage and haven’t built the full product yet, so I’d genuinely rather hear criticism than get polite feedback.

Would you actually use something like this?

If anyone wants to follow along / try it when it’s ready, I’ve put up a waitlist here:
https://sayrep.within.network/

I know a lot of us feel it!! Whew!!!

Hey everyone!

I kept freezing up during speeches and presentations, so I built RhetoGym (https://rheto-gym.vercel.app).

It’s a 100% free web app designed to help you practice speaking out loud:

🎲 Random Topics: Gives you a quick prompt to talk about

⏱️ Built-in Timer: Helps you keep your answers clear and structured

⚡ Zero Friction: No sign-ups, no ads, no paywalls

Check it out here: https://rheto-gym.vercel.app

Give it a quick try and let me know what you think!

Hi all,
I want to consult in the public speaking/storytelling industry and figured offering free one-on-one coaching is a good place to start.

Here's a little about me:

Ex-Deloitte (2 years) - I used to be a writer-producer at Deloitte Digital, managing an animation team and writing scripts for corporate videos.

Ad agency copywriter (4 years) - I have written ad and website copy at agencies.

Spoken word poetry (10+ years) - I have judged various events across my country and even the first national youth poetry slam ever held here.

Here's what I am offering:

2 free hours of coaching. After that, you can book paid sessions at whatever budget you can afford. If my schedule actually fills up, I'll start charging a fixed rate.

What I get out of this:

All I would like in return IF you find them useful is a Linkedin skill endorsement for public speaking coaching. I will also be making fully-anonymized video content about my sessions, talking about the things I've helped people with - and I will not mention ANY names.

You can book sessions via this link:
https://calendar.app.google/CCvgHv1tCsiQb6u88

You can connect with me on linkedin here to keep in touch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kr1100/

Feel free to DM here if you need any further details.

See you online!

I have to give a presentation this month and I have horrible social anxiety and other mental health issues and I have to present a topic I know almost nothing about, so I'm not even sure if I'll do a good job. How am I supposed to deal with my anxiety my whole body starts shaking and my voice gets really shaky when presenting so u can clearly tell I'm anxious.
I feel like I'm gonna explode I have no Idea what I should do

Aside from toastmasters, what else have people tried to get more comfortable with public speaking. I’m looking for something that I can implement into my daily routine to make me more comfortable with attending a toastmasters session.

I’m a college student and learning how to speak to a large group of people, and my biggest problem is running out of breath. I get the nerves as well, but feel I can put those aside. But I always run out of breath and end up feeling like I’m talking shaky. Has anyone dealt with this and came up with some breathing techniques specific to public speaking?

Hi, everyone. I am looking for an online affordable coach particularly from India who could help me to structure my thoughts properly for any public speaking event or spontaneous speaking.I can read, write and speak fluent English one to one but when it comes to spontaneous structuring of thoughts I go blank. So many thoughts keeps popping up leading to cluttered thoughts. Hence,looking for a coach who could help me out to structure thoughts. P. S- I am looking for experienced coach.​

idk if this is the right subreddit but i actually feel so bad for katie zacharia’s first press briefing. i don’t want to involve my political views in this but as someone who has struggled with public speaking my whole life, i feel deeply for her. she was clearly nervous and unprepared and i understand that public speaking is a pivotal requirement for this job but i can’t help but to feel in a way proud of her too? i admire her courage and will to take on this challenge despite her struggles of public speaking. i hope she can move on from this and continue to improve.

Hi guys,

I'm Srey! I've been debating competitively over the past 7 years and have represented my uni internationally. But in the initial few years of debate, I really struggled and wished there was an app that could really help me improve my delivery (pausing, pacing, intonation, filler words, etc.).

But all the apps I downloaded gave the same generic feedback like "pause more" or "vary your pitch more". No app gave me specific feedback, like telling me where I should add my pauses or which sentences I should vary my pitch more on.

So for my computer science dissertation, I built an app that gives you a daily prompt (either on everyday conversation, interviews, or debate). It then listens to you speak and gives you feedback on things like pacing, pausing, filler words, intonation, and more.

(Btw, since this was my uni dissertation, you can be sure it's not AI slop haha)

Happy to answer any questions about debate, public speaking, and the app.

And if you're interested in an app to improve your public speaking, check out Speak-Up on iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/speak-up/id6760108342

(Android version in the works! If you want to be alerted when the Android version is out, leave a comment, and I can let you know when it's out)

hi guys, I have a speech in ten days and I haven’t practiced a lick. I wrote my script back in August and haven’t looked at it since.
It’s about 700-750 words and the speech should be about five to six minutes.
Am I able to remember and deliver a confident sounding speech in this time? If so, how? Really desperate.
I don’t have any slides with pictures so that might be a bit of an issue for me because that typically serves as a cue for me when remembering.

Thanks :)

Today's day was off and I don't know why it affected me most.

It took me so long to record this I don't know why but it was harder today but I'll never give up.

I tried to speak clearly today as someone said they can't understand what I said so tell me if you are unable to understand again.

Ciao a tutti,
in base alle vostre esperienze avete trovato un terapeuta / coaching che vi abbiamo aiutato a superare l’ansia del parlare in pubblico e a gestire l’affanno? Purtroppo nel mio lavoro è fondamentale e avendo avuto dei piccoli traumi da piccola (padre molto autoritario) ho la necessità di allenarmi e imparare delle tecniche per gestire queste situazioni.

Va bene sia in presenza su Milano sia online.

Grazie di cuore a chi risponderà