3 Myths about Public Speaking You Should Ignore
It was 2008. I was chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and the biggest presentation of my life.
I had eight make-or-break minutes to launch my career.It was the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. For traditional storytellers, it's the Super Bowl. If I nailed it, I was guaranteed and endless supply of clients and storytelling glory. Mess it up? Be forgotten forever. There were no second chances.
In the weeks leading up to that stage, I lived by the mantra: Practice makes perfect. I wrote every word of those eight minutes and practiced them incessantly. In the car, in the shower, even as I walked through the produce section of the grocery store. The day of the presentation, I was ready.
Or so I thought...check out the article 1 Presentation Myth You Should Believe and 3 You Shouldn't.