Gary Genard - Fearless Speaking: Beat Your Anxiety. Build Your Confidence. Change Your Life.

"Fearless Speaking will change your life! Dr. Gary Genard gives you invaluable tools and techniques so you can stay focused, relaxed, and confident in front of an audience. You almost feel like Gary is in the room with you coaching you to success. His writing is warm, personal, caring and honest."

JEANNIE LINDHEIM

AUTHOR OF TRUSTING THE MOMENT :
UNLOCKING YOUR CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION

"This book is sensational! Fearless Speaking features a smart, positive method for eliminating your speaking fear immediately. You wont find a more hands-on and practical approach."

-BRAD PHILLIPS

AUTHOR, THE MEDIA TRAINING BIBLE
101 THINGS YOU ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NEED
TO KNOW BEFORE YOUR NEXT INTERVIEW

"A life changing book filled with Aha! moments. Fearless Speaking is a courage-builder that will last a lifetime. It offers a clear picture of how to make our voices heard to others exactly as we intended."

-SUSAN RICE ALEXANDER

PRESIDENT/CEO, BLACK DIAMOND FRENCH TRUFFLES, INC. AND
SUSAN ALEXANDER TRUFFLES, LLC

"This book tackles the issues of speech anxiety head on. Every speaker has some sense of lurking disaster running through his or her mind, and this is exactly what Dr. Genard addresses in Fearless Speaking. Its not the standard speak slowly, stand erect and smile at the audience speech book. It exhaustively takes on a serious and complex issue, and delivers a comprehensive course of instruction on managing your thoughts and improving your public speaking."

-WILLIAM TICE

PRESIDENT S CEO, FRESHWEB TECHNOLOGIES INC.

"Far more effective than being told to relax!"

-BRIAN PALMER

PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SPEAKERS BUREAU

"If the prospect of giving a speech fills you with dread, Gary Genards Fearless Speaking is the book for you. Gary shows you how to reframe your fear and provides you with scores of tips to deal with the physical symptoms of fear that we all find so uncomfortable. A must-read for the frequent speaker."

NICK MORGAN

PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC WORDS, INC AND AUTHOR OF
THREE BOOKS ON COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING POWER CUES1,
TO BE PUBLISHED BY HARVARD IN MAY, 2014.

"Gary Genard provides the solutions to fearless public speaking because he understands our questions, doubts, roadblocks and insecurities. Gary offers a simple, eloquent, step-by-step plan for amateurs and professionals to take the stage with courage, confidence, and cool."

ROBERT SPECTOR

AUTHOR AND INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER

"You need to be at the top of your game to succeed at public speaking. Focus, enjoyment, and passion all play a part. Dr. Gary Genards book is the perfect recipe to help you come through loud and clear in each of those departments."

JOSEPH KVEDAR, M.D.

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE
CENTER FOR CONNECTED HEALTH,
PARTNERS HEALTHCARE

"Even veteran leaders can have speech anxiety despite enormous self-assurance. If thats your experience, this book can be a lifesaver. Not only does Gary Genard explain speaking fear, he offers dozens of ways to beat stage fright and demonstrate confidence. An enthusiastic thumbs-up!"

JOHN BALDONI

EXECUTIVE COACH, AUTHOR OF LEAD WITH PURPOSE AND
THE LEADERS GUIDE TO SPEAKING WITH PRESENCE

"While the shelves are filled with books on speaking, those that help people conquer fear are important. Speech anxiety keeps so many people from achieving their potential, feeling confident, and being heard. Fearless Speaking is practical, actionable, encouraging and empowering. What are you waiting for?"

SUZANNE BATES

AUTHOR OF SPEAK LIKE A CEO

"Fearless Speaking is a valuable guide for anyone who gives presentations, to any audience. The self-understanding and confidence-building techniques in this book are powerful."

JAMES ROOSEVELT, JR.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TUFTS HEALTH PLAN

"Public speaking is important not only in our professional lives but also if we want to advocate for a cause. That can be nearly impossible if you have anxiety about speaking in public. Fearless Speaking shows you how to get out of your own way and speak from the heart. When youre that authentic youll dig deep and your message will come through powerfully. Dr. Genards approach will teach you how to do exactly that."

GERALDINE ACUNA

SENIOR COUNSEL, BRACEBRIDGE CAPITAL

"As a communications consultant specializing in voice, Im very critical of others claiming to do the same thing. Imagine my delight some years ago when I discovered Gary Genard, a fellow actor who understands performance at the deepest level. Anything he writes you have to read. He really knows his stuffand can train you fast. This book? Buy it, read it ... do it! You wont regret it."

-FERGUS MCCLELLAND

EX-FPSA. SPEAKER, COMMUNICATION CONSULTANT

FEARLESS SPEAKING

Copyright 2014 by Gary Genard, Ph.D.

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ISBN: 978-0-9796314-0-5

eISBN: 9780979631412

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014910964

Published in the United States of America

To my mother, Muriel Seguin.
No one had a more beautiful voice to me.

FEARLESS SPEAKING EXERCISES

Do You Have Stage Fright? A QUIZ

FOREWORD

How prevalent is the fear of public speaking, and is there anything that can be done about it?

Its certainly no secret that addressing an audience brings on nervousness and anxiety in many of us. You may have heard the Jerry Seinfeld joke, for instance, that when it comes to public speaking, if you go to a funeral youd be better off in the casket than doing the eulogy. Or you may know that in 1977, the Book of Lists famously cited public speaking as the fear people mention more than any other.

Whether its treated humorously or seriously, delivering a talk has probably been a cause of concern for as long as there has been language and people gathered to hear it. Can we discover a way then to become more relaxed, confident, and secure when giving a speechin a word, can we learn to enjoy it?

The answer that youll find in these pages is a definite "Yes."

It may not surprise you to learn that the key is effective performance.

How could it be otherwise? If youre reasonably intelligent, know your topic, and prepare sufficiently, you can conclude that you have nothing to worry about. But fear is not a rational process; and of course, your ability doesnt have a thing to do with whether you experience anxiety over speaking in public. You need a way to change your negative thinking, channel your energy, and achieve a level of presence that matches the essence of who you are and what you have to say.

So the question becomes: can a book help you reach those goals?