Comments on: Speaking Publicly About Online Marketing

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:50:41 +0000

I can relate to that fear. I get nervous just talking in front of a room full of friends. It is great that your tackling this fear because you always benefit when moving out of your comfort zone.

By: Lee Odden

Lee Odden — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:36:31 +0000

Hey Jeff – definitely Vegas. It should be a good conference.

By: Jeff Quipp

Jeff Quipp — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:55:20 +0000

Yup … as I understand it, public speaking is the #1 fear of people in general. However, the better you know your material, the less its a phobia … and you know your material!

See you in Las Vegas Lee … hopefully we’ll catch up for a brew!

By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:21:16 +0000

Oh, I am never going to live that down, am I?

Seriously though, I’m so stoked for the Search and Blogging Reporters session. It’s going to be one of the best of the show, at least for me.

By: Lee Odden

Lee Odden — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:11:49 +0000

Hear that guys? Be afraid. Very afraid.

Tell you what Lisa, you wear that little thing from Halloween and you can mock all you like.

By: Lisa Barone

Lisa Barone — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:05:26 +0000

That session at Pubcon is the one I’m looking forward to the most during my time in Vegas. Expect me to be in the front row mocking you all.

By: Kalena Jordan

Kalena Jordan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:57:20 +0000

Hi Lee – oh yes, I remember the school presentation stage fright well and it’s never left me. I’ve only done a handful of public speaking gigs since I began working in this industry, but it gets easier the more often you do it. For me, the smaller the group the easier it is. I’m also finding that preparing video tutorials is a great warm-up to public speaking roles.

By: Lee Odden

Lee Odden — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:54:33 +0000

Great example Judd. It’s amazing what confidence and good intentions can do.

Looking forward to meeting you Michael!

By: Michael Dorausch

Michael Dorausch — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:19:10 +0000

Excited to see you are speaking at PubCon. Already marked down your times and looking forward to those presentations.

By: Judd Exley

Judd Exley — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:20:14 +0000

Great post.

It’s commonly bandied about that most people rank “Public Speaking” above “Death” on their List of Fears.

It’s never really been a problem for me, but I do tend to worry about presenting at a function, or even telling a story at an industry mixer, and being a bit too… informal, for lack of a better word.

As far as facing my fears goes, it basically meant going to these mixers and not being worried about my credibility or my reputation and whether or not I “deserved” to be in the company of these other industry bigwigs.

After projecting enough confidence in front of these guys, I’ve gotten heaps of referral work, and have even been offered to partner up in other business ventures, despite the fact that my company is so new and my clientbase so small. It’s worked out beautifully.