Articles By Barbara Hofmeister

Public speaking is a common source of stress. Many of us would like to avoid this problem entirely, but that is nearly impossible. If you can adopt the following sentence: "I stopped worrying about what people would think about me, when I realized how seldom people think about anyone but themselves" you have got it made.

Hundreds of thousands of meetings are held every day and on some occasions you will be the person to speak in front of the audience. Now your success will depend on your ability to present yourself clearly and in the interest of the listener. Following are some of the worst presentation sins and ways to avoid them.

We assume we are "as we are". How often have you heard: "It's not my fault. That is the way I am. I can't change that." But we can and we do - consciously or subconsciously we are changing all the time through the power of our thoughts.