Center for Energizing Leadership's April Newsletter Published

Center for Energizing Leadership Newsletter April, 2014 - In This Issue: Are You A Full Metal Jacket Style Leader? Does Speaking in Public Make You Tense? What's The Buzz about Energy Cabinets? Are You A Full Metal Jacket Style Leader? Time to retire Gunnery Sergeant Hartman as the poster-child for leadership. When you think about energizing leaders, you don't instinctively think about officers in the US Military. On the contrary, I usually flash back to images of Gunnery Sergeant Hartmanin Stanley Kubrik's Full Metal Jacket, for a stereotype involving a boot-camp sergeant inspiring his men through the use of hard-edged and somewhat Draconian tactics. Therefore, it was somewhat of a surprise to find being empathetic listed as a key leadership trait included in the published memoir of retired four-star General Stanley A McChrystal.... a man best known for his disparaging remarks about Vice President Joe Biden. Read more in Energizing Leader . Does Speaking in Public Make You Tense? Chances are, speaking in public puts a knot in your stomach. In fact, public speaking beats out death when it comes to being America's number one fear according to the Wall Street Journal. But there is a cure! Of course, it doesn't take being a key-note speaker in a huge auditorium to get the butterflies going. Did you know that millions of Americans become nervous even when they have to make a work presentation to a small group of people? This is surprisingly common and at one time or another affected many of the people we have come to think of as confident presenters. Even Warren Buffet admits to having been a nervous presenter before he took a class on how to speak in public. So don't worry. There is a cure, and you can find it at the Center's popular workshop on Effective Presentations. It works! What's All the Buzz about Energy Cabinets? Find out at a Complimentary Cheese & Wine evening Learn all about the Center's acclaimed Energy Cabinet program by attending a complimentary Cheese & Wine evening on April 29 and on other dates in early May, Jonathan Copley the Center's Founder will give a mini-presentation titled, Secrets of the Energy Cabinet. Other members of faculty will also be present to meet our guests. Each session is limited to no more than 8 guests...(tickets for the May 6 and May 8 sessions are Sold Out.)   You can register for your free tickets at EVENTBRITE.                                               Newsletter of the Center for Energizing Leadership Editor: Jonathan Copley  jc@energizing-leadership.com    Visit the Center online at    http://energizing1.com STAY CONNECTED

Grim Reaper Outpaced by People Scared of Public Speaking

Does Speaking in Public Make You Tense?

Chances are, speaking in public puts a knot in your stomach. In fact, public speaking is the most common fear in the United States, with the fear of death ranked number 2, reported the Wall Street Journal. 

Of course it doesn't take being a key-note speaker in a huge auditorium to get the butterflies going. Did you know that millions of Americans become nervous even when they have to make a work presentation to a small group of people? This is surprisingly common and at time or other effected many of the people we have come to think of as confident presenters. Even Warren Buffet admits to having been a nervous presenter before he took a class on how to speak in public. So don't worry. There is a cure, and you can find it at the Center for Energizing Leadership's popular workshop on Effective Presentations. It works! Here's the curriculum for proven two-day workshop

Effective Presentations

This popular two day workshop has made a dramatic difference to the lives of business executives, 

start-up entrepreneurs, not-for profit fundraisers, politicians, and students. Their experience levels 

range from rookie, to occasional participants in Toastmasters, to regular presenters at work. 

Irrespective of past experience, participants leave the class energized and  more effective communicators.

Over two full days, this ideally-paced workshop addresses eight key elements of making effective presentations:

Fear of speaking - Uncover triggers; practical tips to address nerves; breathing; success stories.

Practice Routines - Rehearsal; rituals; know your audience; reconnaissance.

Voice - Including pitch, tempo and loudness.

  

Habits - Eliminating non-words; DOA lines; Fig-leafing; handling nervous energy.

Body - Hand gestures; feet; facial mannerisms and posture.

Audience - Interaction, hecklers, where to stand. 

Message - Headlines, takeaways, anecdotes, beginning, ending, calls to action. 

Tools -  Power-point, microphones, podiums.

We record some of your presentations to allow you to continue to study your form. 

You will leave the workshop with a DVD holding the only copy of the recording.

We run this popular workshop at the Center, several times a year.

Check here for the latest details and schedule.