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Confident Public Speaking: Appearing Confident
Confident Public Speaking: Emotions
Confident Public Speaking: Convictions
Confident Public Speaking: Pleasing People
Confident Public Speaking: Image
Confident Public Speaking: Affirmations
Confident Public Speaking: Verbal Expressions
Confident Public Speaking: Nonverbal Movements
Summary: For confidence to be genuine in public speaking, you must be true to your convictions. Learn how to speak in public with confidence in this free video from a professional speaker and communications instructor.
Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of...read more
"Another thing that you want to do when you are trying to project confidence as a speaker is stick with your conviction. This partly comes in the writing, but it also comes in the presentation. Sticking with your convictions means staying with whatever you're talking about; whatever you believe, regardless of what happens. Be confident of your choice; be confident in your values. Let's say you're doing a speech about why people should be vegetarians, because the slaughtering of animals is cruel. Be confident in that choice, be passionate about that choice. Even if the feedback you get from the audience shows disagreement, you must stick with your convictions, because if you wax and wane, you won't look very confident."
eHow Article: Confident Public Speaking: Convictions
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