On Public Speaking: Making Utter Terror Look Good Posted By : Harrison Monarth

While most of us freeze at the sight of an audience looking back at us, great speakers seem to have no notion of the miracle that is their self-assured wit. Great speakers do this all the time, from the way they set up their presentation to how they manage audience emotions and perceptions. There are times when it's perfectly okay to admit that you're nervous, it lets the audience know they are important to you. It'll be too tempting to constantly glance down so you can stick to the script, and the moment you start reading to an audience is the moment you brand yourself a nervous amateur. Harrison Monarth is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker, and is the President of GuruMaker - School of Professional Speaking, a communications consulting firm that coaches Fortune 500 executives, political candidates and entrepreneurs in the art of influence, presentation and message development.

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