Apr 11, 2022
As I
was reflecting on my upcoming conversation on public speaking with
today’s guest, I came across this quote from Jane Fonda. She said
“People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it’s not
easy at all: we’re used to hiding behind masks”
Hiding behind a mask, is
not unique to actors or other professional communicators. Many of
us, in day to day conversation, hesitate to share our true
thoughts and feelings. This behaviour has been severely exacerbated
in the context of the divisiveness arising from the global medical,
sociopolitical and economic management of the covid 19
pandemic.
A
recurring theme in many recent episodes of Growing Older Living
Younger, has been the need to celebrate the wisdom and life
experience that elders gain as they age. Many retirees, with
potentially several decades of active life ahead of them, may
choose to share their experiences by becoming a coach, writing a
book, launching a
podcast, and often all three. It is often said, that public
speaking is one of the things that many people fear the most but
today, even simple conversations have often become a source of
anxiety as one dances cautiously around a subject.
My guest today is a wonderful
example of someone who has not held back from sharing her
wisdom to help
others overcome their fears of speaking. Marjorie Saulson is a
vibrant personality, an engaging speaker, a generous coach and
a truly inspirational role model at the age of
81.
Named both Top Speaking Coach
of the Year and Top Motivational Speaker of the Decade,
Communication Confidence Coach Marjorie Saulson “intends to be the most
fabulous 100-year-old babe you ever
met!”
Author of the #1
international bestselling book, Empowering Business Owners to
Overcome Speaking Fears Whether You're Talking with 1 Person or
1,000, she is also a contributing author to the books,
America’s Leading Ladies - Stories of Courage, Challenge, and
of Triumph and Heroes, Leaders, Legends - Spreading the Light of
Hope and Inspiration. She supports entrepreneurs, coaches, and
speakers to create clear, compelling messages and develop engaging
presentation skills, so that they can confidently communicate in
any situation--whether on stage, online, on the phone, or
networking-- and achieve their business goals.Tell me about what inspired you to
want to help people overcome the fear of public
speaking.
We discuss what it is about speaking in public makes people so afraid and what strategies can you use to prevent or reduce nervousness. How does this differ in a social situation? For example walking into an event where you don’t know anyone such as a networking situations? We also discussed tips for people to improve their vocal quality.
Contact Marjorie
Paulson
She is providing a gift
for our audience of 3 free months of
membership in the Vibrant Vocal Power Academy.
https://vvp.academy/checkouts/vvpaspecial1/
Here’s the description of what you will be getting: https://vibrantvocalpower.com/academy
Website: https://vibrantvocalpower.com/.
Email: marjorie@vibrantvocalpower.com
Contact Dr.
Gillian Lockitch
Schedule a Living Younger Discovery call with me
at https://calendly.com/askdrgill/discovery-phone-chat
Order your copy of Growing Older Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably at www.gillianlockitch.com or at the Growing Older Living Younger website: www.askdrgill.com
And join me again for our next conversation on Growing Older Living Younger.