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PREVIOUS STEPS TO GREAT SPEAKING AND COMMUNICATING:

STEP 1 THE PUBLIC ARENA IS A SPACE OR SPACIOUSNESS, which needs to be filled with life and self-expression. It is empty without that filling. This is where the courage to speak goes. My audience can only act as a sponge to what I'm going through physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

STEP 2 THE PUBLIC REALM HAS DIFFERENT RULES OF CONDUCT. The public realm is not social, personal nor intimate or office related. Being watched is a circumstance, hence the formidable power an audience can have on a speaker or communicator. In the public speaking realm, the speaker is the star of the show. He or she is the center, the pice de resistance, the highlight, and the #1 active ingredient in the formula. Not everyone is prepared for that kind of attention on oneself.

STEP 3-DECIDE TO PLANT, ANCHOR, BELONG, AND RELATE! If fear of public speaking is so real to almost all people, it is consequently useful to know why, and hopefully develop an ability to conquer this infamous fear. I'd like to suggest that fear has a lot to do with the fear of loosing control or not retaining control. We are all, at the very core, afraid to be vulnerable and let our guard down. Therefore we usually project onto the immediate situation all the consequences that would follow our loss of control. If I loose control we would be made fun of, ridiculed, shamed, victimized...fill in the blank. As an audience I can only believe what the speaker believes and focuses on. There's nothing more relaxing, inspiring and attractive than a speaker who absolutely belongs in front of his or her audience. When we become self-conscious, we technically stop belonging

STEP 4-YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO WORK WITHOUT A PUBLIC PERSONA! Speakers, actors and communicators ought to be more aware of the good news that it represents. Create a persona so audiences can identify with you, trust you and relax in your presence. The persona you create does not have to be different from who you are, but perhaps contain the best of your qualities. To explore yourself in public is a wonderful opportunity to grow past limiting self-beliefs. Most people are embarrassed by who they are personally when they are in public. It does not go over very well. Greek tragedies performers all wore masks or personalities so the folks could not only identify with them, but create their own personal mythology through it.

You cannot afford to work without a metaphorical mask. When giving a speech or presentation, you are being viewed through an interpretive mechanism that cannot be helped. You are viewed through the eye or optical viewpoint of the theatrical experience. Your personal, social or private self cannot be identified readily when you are in the limelight. Who we are personally disappears in the public atmosphere, and needs to be replaced by a solid "persona," a creative shield so to speak. We all play roles in life so being public is not different. Being in public is heightened living. The more important the outcome of our communications, the more heightened our presence must be! Content shines through the vessel or channel that the speaker allows. If your sense of yourself is heightened, it shall be noticed as such.

STEP 5-PLAY IN THE OPEN! The public realm within which we deliver speeches is an OPEN REALM! Therefore, the theatrical aspect of any speech or presentation is important to understand. The "space" as such, in which we present or speak is 3-D, experiential, empty, meaningless and more important open. Any scene before a presentation or speech has that nature: it is bare, empty and meaningless...until it is filled with life and meaning. Is it so difficult to perceive? Ever walked in early before your presentation when nobody is there yet? What scares us, often, are those aspects of "presentation life" if you will, which need to be filled three-dimensionally.

When I step in front of that group, armed only with my impeccable knowledge of the subject presented, is it a surprise that it often sounds flat, monotonous and lifeless? Audiences instinctively are riveted to delivery-not content. The other dimensions have to be brought to life. A good speaker, communicator or presenter, has to will himself or herself into existence. The realm itself is too open to offer any resistance and therefore, will swallow anything whole that is not being sustained with skill.

All public speaking or presenting is borrowed convention. When a company of actors puts on a show, they do so according to the above mentioned nature of the stage, or realm. A speaker is very much like an artist in front of a blank canvas. All has to be created and sustained with craft to be any good.

Being in public is highly visible living, and we are not always prepared. Hence, the importance of solid skills, and a healthy appetite to be seen and heard. We resist being seen as we prefer being private. Privacy in public can be attained but only after careful consideration of the open nature of the realm itself.

So play in the open! The idea here is that we realize that in an open realm, the mere contemplative thought of hiding is ludicrous. It is precisely what we try to hide which now comes to the foreground. So you have two choices: play your mistakes in the open or learn the skills to render the mistakes passive or invisible. I personally like a healthy combination of the two as it makes for a more organic performance.

Did I forget to mention it is a lot more fun to "play in the open." Whatever gaffe you were destined to make, you'll be making anyway! Public speaking is not about being perfect! To quote the great Joseph Campbell, "the perfect human being is uninteresting!"

Eric Stone is the founder, CEO-President of Speakers & Artists International, Inc., a California corporation delivering advanced courses and training programs in the arenas of public speaking, communication, empowerment and self-expression.

He's also the founder of Hollywood Actors Studio, in Beverly Hills, CA http://www.actingconnection.com where he has been developing talent and training professional actors for the film industry, directing and lecturing for the past eighteen years. Eric Stone is also a Producer, a Creative Director, and a Professional Stage, Film, Television, and Voice Actor with major national and international credits to his name. Eric is a Published Author and Internationally acclaimed award-winning artist http://www.philippebenichou.com represented in six countries around the world.

Eric is always looking for opportunities to share his passion for self-expression and growth & development. He is currently a national speaker for Vistage International, the largest CEO membership organization in the world. Current clients include Kaiser Permanente, the Tiger Woods Foundation, LA Clippers, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Walt Disney Pictures.

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