It happens to plenty of speakers and it may be happening to you. You might be a novice, experienced or even an expert speaker.
Perhaps you are having a public speaking course or a presentation skills workshop. You could even be a member of Toastmasters.
The secret I am talking about is breathing - particularly, breathing with the help of your diaphragm. One good reason people call me is mainly because of breathlessness when facing an audience.
This is a big problem in speaking, mainly because many individuals wait to breathe in until they're totally spent. The result is a Catch 22. You can't seem to get enough air and when you do inhale, you feel more pressure or panic.
Not just do I want you breathing throughout your speech or presentation, but I want you breathing the way all other animals breathe - diaphragmatically. Unfortunately, it is just the most wise of the animals that stops this practice sometime during early child development. The outcome is upper chest breathing which is also recognized as shallow or lazy breathing.
Why is breathing essential?
Without breath, there's no voice. If you wait to breathe in till you are totally deflated, you may not have sufficient air left to complete your thoughts with enough volume. This is when the audience misses the last half of your sentences.
If you lack air, you will probably speak faster. If you speak faster and faster, you may also find the tone of your voice rising.
Shortness of breath is typically caused by nervousness. The much less air you have, the more tense you are.
Shallow or lazy breathing will increase your panic because your body system is unable to discharge the toxins in your blood. If you do not breathe, you'll look and sound nervous.
Perhaps you are having a public speaking course or a presentation skills workshop. You could even be a member of Toastmasters.
The secret I am talking about is breathing - particularly, breathing with the help of your diaphragm. One good reason people call me is mainly because of breathlessness when facing an audience.
This is a big problem in speaking, mainly because many individuals wait to breathe in until they're totally spent. The result is a Catch 22. You can't seem to get enough air and when you do inhale, you feel more pressure or panic.
Not just do I want you breathing throughout your speech or presentation, but I want you breathing the way all other animals breathe - diaphragmatically. Unfortunately, it is just the most wise of the animals that stops this practice sometime during early child development. The outcome is upper chest breathing which is also recognized as shallow or lazy breathing.
Why is breathing essential?
Without breath, there's no voice. If you wait to breathe in till you are totally deflated, you may not have sufficient air left to complete your thoughts with enough volume. This is when the audience misses the last half of your sentences.
If you lack air, you will probably speak faster. If you speak faster and faster, you may also find the tone of your voice rising.
Shortness of breath is typically caused by nervousness. The much less air you have, the more tense you are.
Shallow or lazy breathing will increase your panic because your body system is unable to discharge the toxins in your blood. If you do not breathe, you'll look and sound nervous.
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