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Category Archives: Performance

How Your Vocabulary Shapes Your Reality (feat. Mark England)

Mindset, Performance, Talk ShopBy Lauren SergyAugust 8, 2022

The words you speak and the words you think both have enormous impact on your performance, confidence, and sense of personal power. Choosing those words with intention and purpose is an important step in improving your well-being and performance. On this episode of Talk Shop, we sit down with Mark England – TEDX speaker, language…

What is a Good Icebreaker for my talk / workshop?

Performance, Q&A, TacticsBy Lauren SergyMay 30, 2022

Icebreakers: those awkward exercises at the start of a workshop that are supposed to help participants warm up to one another but in reality just annoy everyone in attendance. Sometimes, however, they are necessary. But how does one go about giving an icebreaker that doesn’t make the audience want to throw their notebooks at you?…

Should You Sit or Stand When Giving a Virtual Presentation?

Performance, Q&ABy Lauren SergyFebruary 2, 2021

To stand or to sit? This seemingly simple question sparks a lot of debate – and feelings – in the speaking community! In this Communication Q&A, I tackle the question of whether it’s better to sit or stand when you’re giving a talk or presentation via video conference (or Zoom, or any other virtual meeting…

Talk Shop Interviews: The Success Energy Equation with Michelle Cederberg

Book Review, Performance, Talk ShopBy Lauren SergyDecember 17, 2020

Holiday stress. Pandemic stress. Contemporary life stress. There is a LOT of stress in our lives, and it all has an impact on our energy levels and our ability to pursue our goals. In this Talk Shop, Goal-setting and energy management maestro Michelle Cederberg joins me to talk about her new book, The Success-Energy Equation,…

How to Calm Pre-Talk Jitters & Nervousness

Business Communication, Confidence, Fear, Mindset, Performance, Q&ABy Lauren SergyFebruary 13, 2020

Do you find yourself getting slammed with jittery nervousness right before you get up to give a talk? Many people get a rush of public speaking jitters when they get up in front of their audience, even if they don’t feel nervous when preparing the presentation. And while that nervousness might go away a minute…

How to Own Your Natural Voice

Confidence, Performance, Talk Shop, Techniques, VoiceBy Lauren SergyJanuary 30, 2020

Have you ever felt that your voice was blocked, that you wanted to say something but couldn’t get the words out? In today’s talk shop interview, join me and professional soprano and voice coach Rush Dorsett as we look into how your voice works, what can cause you to hold back, and how to overcome…

Can I drink before giving a speech?

Business Communication, Performance, Q&ABy Lauren SergyDecember 7, 2018

Are you among the many (MANY) people who like to “take the edge off” before giving a speech with a drink or two? Whether you’re giving a speech at a corporate gala, acting as emcee for an event, or making a toast at a wedding, a quick drink before taking the microphone is a common…

How to stop saying “Um” and “Ah” in your speeches

Discipline, Fear, Performance, Q&A, Skill development, Talk Shop, TechniquesBy Lauren SergySeptember 12, 2018

Is your speech plagued by umms, ahs, and other pointless filler words like “so, like, y’know,” etc? I’ve got a question from Tamara on this very common issue:   Hi Lauren – I find myself saying “um” and “ah” a lot when I give a presentation, and I hate it! It’s distracting and makes me…

How to get over making mistakes in your presentation

Confidence, Performance, Q&A, Tactics, Talk ShopBy Lauren SergyAugust 10, 2018

So you made a mistake during your presentation. Even if the rest of the presentation goes great, it’s the mistakes that get burned into our brain. Yes, everyone makes mistakes, but how to you get over a mistake when the memory of it makes you want to hide with shame? It’s important to figure this…

How to Deal with Hecklers – Public Speaking Tips

Audience, Confidence, Fear, Performance, Q&A, Talk ShopBy Lauren SergyJuly 28, 2018

It’s a presenter’s nightmare: some jerk in the audience decides to give you a hard time, asking impossible questions, challenging everything you say, making snarky comments, and trying to make you look like an idiot. Congratulations – you’ve got a heckler. Hecklers can really throw you off your game, and it happened to Laura who…

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