July 2006 OnPoint Newsletter

OnPoint *"Preparing You Today for Tomorrow's Opportunities"* The Sykes Group www.thesykesgrp.com ISSN# 1547-3724 - Library Of Congress, Washington D.C., USA	Ed Sykes & Joy Fisher-Sykes

Vol. #4 Issue #32

July 15, 2006

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Feature Article: Outstanding Presentations Start in the Mind: Five Secrets for Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety

Bonus Article: Five Career Advice Secrets for Being the Perfect Employee Everyone Wants on Their Team - Part 2

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Feature Article: Outstanding Presentations Start in the Mind: Five Secrets for Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety

Public speaking presents such a challenge for many people. In the Book of Lists, public speaking anxiety and making a presentation constitute the number one fear; the fear of dying is number two. Like the old saying goes, “People would rather be in the grave than make a presentation.” You see people sweat, shake, and quiver while they are speaking. Sometimes, employees bypass promotions, and business owners bypass business opportunities rather than give a presentation. I saw a manager who was on the corporate fast track quickly become derailed because she couldn’t complete her presentation in front of senior management.

So what do great speakers do to prepare themselves to be great presenters? They prepare their minds to give a great presentation. That’s right; it all starts in your mind. How can you develop a great speaker’s mindset and start giving outstanding presentations? The following are five secrets for powerful public speaking:

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Bonus Article: Five Career Advice Secrets for Being the Perfect Employee Everyone Wants on Their Team - Part 2

The following are five career advice secrets for being the perfect, motivated employee that everyone wants on their team, putting your career on the fast track, and creating great relationship with management:

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"Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively. You either have no goal that is important enough to you, or you are not using your talents and efforts in a striving toward an important goal."