How to Handle a Hostile Audience: Realize There’s Only One Audience in the World

The Question of How to Handle a Hostile Audience My Sandra Zimmer Method public speaking clients ask, “What if I speak to a hostile audience? How do I handle a hostile audience?” This question usually comes up after my public speaking clients have transformed a lot of stage fright. My clients have gotten out of […] Read more

Public Speaking Anxiety Feels the Same in Live, Virtual or Phone Meetings

Public speaking anxiety feels the same, whether you are speaking to a live group, in a virtual meeting or even just on a telephone conference. Anytime you become the center of attention, psychophysical energy is going to get stirred up inside your body and your mind. If you are susceptible to stage fright and public […] Read more

Create Genuine Connection, Chemistry & Charisma

Connection and its deeper qualities, chemistry and charisma, allow communication among people to elevate to higher levels. When you make genuine connection with others, saying the right words comes easily because your intention is to connect more deeply. What are Genuine Connection, Chemistry and Charisma? Genuine connection is a two-way exchange of attention in human […] Read more

Steve Jobs Screws Up His Speech and Enjoys the Opportunity to Tell a Story

When Steve Jobs screwed up at the 2007 Macworld Conference, he showed us how much fun it can be to handle a mistake in a presentation when we are relaxed, present and able to think on our feet. Watch the following video clip and see for yourself. We all think of Steve as the consummate […] Read more

Learn to Speak Up in Public and Life Will Bring Opportunities to Share Your Gift

If you are feeling dissatisfied with your life, it could be because you have not learned to speak up in public in order to fulfill your soul’s desire to make a difference. I believe we each have a gift to give the world. We each have some contribution to make that adds value to humanity […] Read more

Sandra Zimmer Method Workshop Overcomes Life-Long Discomfort of being Center of Attention

 The Sandra Zimmer Method Workshop teaches you to convert public speaking fear, tension and anxiety into free flowing energy and excitement to speak.  You really can overcome life-long discomfort about being the center of attention! When you do, speaking becomes fluid and easy. A participant in a recent Sandra Zimmer Method weekend workshop said, “Had I known […] Read more

Transform Stage Fright into Authentic Speaking with Sandra Zimmer

Transform Stage Fright into Authentic Speaking teaches you to convert tension, fear and anxiety into free flowing energy and excitement to speak.  Really! If tension about speaking in groups, meetings or presentations is holding you back, a Sandra Zimmer Method Group Public Speaking Experience class will free you to speak from your heart. The Sandra […] Read more

Sandra Zimmer Method to Overcome Public Speaking Fear

Recently, I wrote my most revealing article about the Sandra Zimmer Method to overcome public speaking fear and stage fright. A Presentation Guru Requests an Article The Commissioning Editor of Presentation-Guru.com, Jared Senseman, emailed to ask if I would write an article about my approach. Jared said Presentation-Guru was looking for unique approaches that help people speak and present more effectively. […] Read more

Cultivate Gravitas for Leadership Presence Course

Gravitas is a power that comes from inner authority to express your wisest thoughts for the good of the whole group. Gravitas commands attention, respect and admiration, not because it is flashy, but because it is wise and thoughtful. Introducing a Cultivate Gravitas for Leadership Presence Course who want to learn to exude more gravitas in […] Read more

Obstacles to Exuding Gravitas & Leadership Presence

Obstacles to exuding the quality of gravitas are some of the greatest psychological barriers that leaders and emerging leaders must conquer. Briefly, I’ll mention what leadership presence or gravitas means.  It is giving weight or importance to anything you say or do. Gravitas is the highest octave of self-confidence. Once a leader has enough self-confidence, […] Read more