#66 Public speaking requires practice - Interview with Lauri Lehmusvirta (part II)

Spotlight your TRUE self - A podcast by Michaela Kettner - Saturdays

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What if you do something stupid in front of others? What if that happens while you are on a stage – in the full spotlight? Do you have this limiting belief as well “Don’t do anything stupid – what should the others think?!” In this episode you will realize: We all have that. This episode is the second part of the interview with Lauri Lehmusvirta, my fellow member in the Toastmasters club ‘Stadi Talkers’, where we regularly practice speaking and leadership skills. Lauri is active in public speaking since 2016 and has been a member of Toastmasters clubs in Japan, Hong Kong and Helsinki. You learn from him: How you overcome the fear to do something stupid in front of others How a successful career in Toastmasters International can look like How difficult it is to create humour How you prepare a professional key note speech What do you do if you have a complete black-out Lauri is a coach for public speaking and is currently offering a course to become a professional key note speakers that comes together with a 6-weeks 1:1 coaching with a lot of analysis and feedback for the speeches that his coachees are developing. Do you have a concrete goal for your next speech or presentation? – Contact Lauri on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurilehmusvirta/ The podcast ‘Spotlight your TRUE self’ is based on three pillars: • Self-confidence & self-esteem • Managing your emotions • Concrete communication techniques based on NLP And in each episode, you will hear about one of them. If you don’t want to miss the coming episodes – then following me on LinkedIn (Michaela Kettner) or Instagram (@michaela.kettner.fi). Keywords: Self-confidence, public speaking, anxiety, fear to speak in public, limiting beliefs, confidence, courage to go on stage, deal with a black-out, stage freeze, stand-up comedy, pauses in a speech, key-note speech, speech preparation, speech structure, audience, intention, key message