NEW PROJECT – WOMEN’S VILLAGE
I am pleased to share news – I have joined the Women’s Village project. This initiative supports, educates and builds the community of Polish women in Switzerland
Public Speaking Wizard Blog
Welcome to the Public Speaking Wizardry blog.
You can find here valuable articles, tips & tricks, and proven techniques that can bring your presentations to the next level. You can read here about public speaking, stage presence, storytelling, stress management, body language, mastering the art of impactful communication, presenting to non-expert audiences, dealing with imposter syndrome, building self-confidence, executive presentations, engaging an audience, and many more.
Enjoy!
SERIES AND VIDEOS ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING
List of films and series on public speaking and self-presentation.
How do I become a TED Speaker? Online audition for speakers
We organize an audition for people who dream of standing on the red dot. Do you want to perform on the TEDx stage? When you watch TED speeches, do you think you have an idea that is worth talking about? Got an idea worth spreading? If the answer to these questions is “YES” – we invite you to an online audition.
Storytelling. What is storytelling? What are the rules of storytelling?
Storytelling literally means telling stories. The key is HOW you tell the story. The magic trick with this technique is to have the audience enthusiastically anticipating what will happen next. Interestingly, storytelling is not a 21st century invention or a novelty in business.
How to make a good multimedia presentation: rules for creating professional presentations
What are the rules for creating a presentation? How do we utilize the content in order to capture the listeners’ attention and not lose it.
How to deal with stress? Methods of combating stress
Before we start, I would like to point out that, unfortunately, there is no magic pill that would make stress disappear from our lives. Work on this issue is multifaceted and is often a long process. Better coping with stress can give us an improved quality of life. It is a pity to give up opportunities in life just because they put us under stress.
How to deal with criticism?
How many times have you not done something just because you were afraid of criticism? How often does the opinion of others decide whether you accept something?
Methods of dealing with stress from public performances. TRE®, Alexandrov Technique, Schultz Autogeneous Training, and Jacobson Neuro-muscle Training.
There are many techniques to manage stress, relax and help with stage fright before a public appearance. Below I will review the most interesting ones.
Influence of mindfulness on public performances
Mindfulness, which has been known in Eastern cultures for centuries, is conquering the western world. In the literature, the concept of mindfulness is defined as the ability to observe and experience external and internal stimuli without criticism and with equanimity. Mindfulness techniques can effectively support people who face an audience during the presentation.
What to do with your hands during the presentation? How to gesticulate?
A common question that comes from my clients is: what should I do with my hands? During speeches, the issue of hand positioning and gestures can be a problem. In this article you will find tips on what to do with your hands.
Stress physiology. Stress symptoms, stress response, and the stress of SRRS
This time we will deal with the physiology of stress to understand what is happening to our body in a situation interpreted by our brain as a threat. Often, my clients describe their reactions to stress as something unpleasant, e.g. they dry up in their throats, they can’t remember anything or their hands shake while holding the microphone. For an unconscious performer, this situation can be frightening, because we do not have full control over our body, and this generates fear.
How to become a TED speaker? What to do to be a speaker of TEDx?
I often get the question of how to become a TED or TEDx speaker. There are several ways to do this. I invite you to continue reading 🙂
Stress in public speaking. What is stress? Why are we stressing? Why do we need stress? How does stress work?
What is stress?
According to the definition of Hans Sely, stress is a non-specific reaction of the body to any requirement imposed on it or according to another definition stress disturbs the state of equilibrium and puts us to the test or even exceeds our ability to deal with it. A stressor is a stimulus event requiring the body to do some kind of adaptive reaction3, e.g. entering the stage in front of the audience, and even the mere information about the need for a public appearance.
TEDXSGH 2019 BE(THE)CAUSE
TEDxSGH which took place on November 30th. It was attended by many people with, as we say in TEDx: “ideas worth spreading”. They raised topics such as etiquette in business, slow fashion, self-awareness, rhymes in hip-hop and social responsibility for the rehabilitation of prisoners and their return to normality. The last topic was presented by Marcin Czarnecki, with whom I had the pleasure to work on the presentation.
Tedx Warsaw Women 2019
The event was the crowning of the work of several dozen people over the last months. Together with my TEDx speakers, we worked individually on the content, message, body language and other aspects that make speeches memorable and have the power to change thinking.
What to prepare before a presentation or training? Here is a checklist for your presentation or performance
If you’re looking for a checklist in preparation for a presentation, you have come to the right place!
How to make a good first impression? How important are the first seconds for public speakers?
What should the speaker know? What attribution errors can listeners make in a public speech? A conscious performer knowing these principles can build effective strategies for self-presentation and building a personal brand, as well as realize that not everything depends only on his performance, and therefore reduce some stage fright.
How to build self-confidence on the stage?
Confidence plays a huge role in our lives. Often it results in us giving up many opportunities and challenges. How to build self-confidence? Below some specific exercises and methods are presented.
X jubilee TEDx Warsaw 2019
Yesterday’s Jubilee X TEDxWarsaw was full of many inspiring and interesting presentations. I am happy to prepare speakers for their speeches and be part of the TEDxWarsaw team. There were, among others, presentations about body-positivity, the use of space resources to save our planet, taboos about child depression, short-term rent, teaching at the best school in the world, as well as climate change, debate, ecology and many more.