Yes, speaking to groups is important to market and promote your business, your reputation, and your message. As we all know, many people fear this. But once the decision's been made to make public speaking part of your permanent "marketing pie" how do you keep your motivation to pursue in the long term? What if you've been doing it for a while, and you still feel apprehension, fear, and other negative emotion before every presentation?
PJ McClure, The MIndset Maven, has some excellent things to say about motivation, why it doesn't last, and how to change that.
When we first get motivated, it's usually from an external source. We hear a mesmerizing motivational speaker, read their book, or go to their live event. We leave charged up to go and do exactly what they suggest. Then, we get home, go to our office early the next week, and feel deflated. We don't know where to start. We let it go.
How many times has this happened to you? For me, plenty.
Here's the trick, per PJ: Motivation received from an external source NEVER lasts long. External motivation must be made INTERNAL for that to happen. Again, if we don't internalize our motivation, we won't be able to sustain it.
So how do we do that?
1) Identify the emotion you felt when the external source really motivated you. Write it down! What did you feel at that moment?
2) Examine what you felt more closely. Do you truly believe that you can do it? Why or why not? Hint: You have to have the belief in your ability to achieve the goal in order to make the motivation internal and recurring. If you don't truly have that belief, you won't be able to internalize the motivation.
So, if you're having a hard time finding motivation around speaking to groups, then you'll have to take a look inside. Figure out where you need to change your mindset to make speaking to groups easy and fun.
That's the end goal: to let your speech flow seamlessly, and have a great time delivering.
To review a video clip on PJ McClure's thoughts on motivation, please click here.
PJ McClure is the world's foremost authority on the role of mindset in personal and business success. He's one of the most sought after performance coaches today and has transformed the lives of thousands of entrepreneurs. Click here to download his 10 FREE videos "Build Your Personal Foundation" right here http://themindsetmaven.com/arc.
Lily Iatridis of Fearless Delivery, has a proven track record and knows the key elements in effective and engaging presentation. Her expertise is in supporting professionals to get their message expressed clearly to deliver the biggest results in their live and online presentations. Secrets and strategies such as "how-to" shortcuts, personalized instruction and even packaging the presentation are just some of the skill sets that Lily brings to her audience to create a fearless and effective delivery.
If you've ever been nervous in front of an audience, please download Lily's free ebook, "5 Steps to Neutralize Difficult Audience Members– Without A Power Struggle!" In this ebook, Lily shares simple strategies that will put your mind at ease, arm you with useful strategies, and entertain you with some stories of her own bumps along the path to public speaking success.
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