Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - Expressing Yourself Verbally

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Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - Expressing Yourself Verbally "

Have you ever heard it said that someone has " the gift of gab? " Do you

believe that their verbal ability is a gift - something they were born with?

How easy is it for you to express yourself in words? Do you have any trouble

doing it in front of a group? Do you believe that some people just have the

gift of gab while others don't - and that's that?

The truth is that the ability to express yourself in language and the

ability to speak in front of a group are learned skills, just like so much

else in life. Think back for a moment. Were you encouraged to express

yourself as a child? Or were you told that children should be seen and not

heard? Did your teachers encourage you to talk or did they try to keep you

quiet as much as possible? In other words, did you have a patient and

sympathetic audience to help you learn?

Effective speaking to others or to a group is a skill that is learned step

by step. It is built on understanding the subject, experience, and on

realizing that the anxiety you feel doesn't mean you don't have the ability,

but rather that you don't have the practice.

If you'd like to improve your ability to express yourself, I want you to

know that you can do it. You can use goal-setting, mental and physical

rehearsals, and positive affirmations to help. And you can begin building

your confidence by taking small steps toward your goal.

Watch people who do it well and learn from them, and organizations like

Toastmasters can be tremendously helpful. The most important thing, though,

is to believe that you have enormous potential for growth in this area, if

you will only act on that belief.

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

www.thepacificinstitute.com

" TPI teaches people how to manage change, set and achieve goals, lead more

effectively, and think in ways that create success. "

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Blessings,

Charlene

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