PAUSING,GROOMING, FOOD AND SPEAKING
September 26, 2007 by Scott Hammond
Filed under Speaking
The Pause….Grooming…. Food ….and Speaking
During the Pause, you can….
- breathe instead of gasp
- quiet those butterflies
- swallow and lubricate your cotton-mouth
- step to the right or left and quiet your shaky knees
- breathe deeply to fill your lungs with fresh oxygen and clear your foggy brain
- smile at your audience and see them smile back to you
- a pause can be your precision tool…. and remember that fear feels worse than it looks!
- before speaking stop and count to 10 slowly …punctuate your sentences
with effective pauses to emphasize a point …pause to control your
audience…When you are through, even though you may feel like running
to your seat …pause…
Grooming…
- look yourself over… where the style that is right for you
- never wear more than a combination of three colors… two are even better
- if you’re jacket buttons, button it
- be sure your bag and shoes match in texture and color
- beware of your noisy jewelry
- practice in front of a mirror to be sure your appearance does not distract from you
Food…
- lettuce and raw vegetables are hard to digest…they can add gas and press on your diaphragm
- starch such as potatoes breading gravy also cause gas
- protine is easily digested as are cooked vegetables
- ice cream coats the lining of your mouth and throat, leaving it is slick feel causing phlem
- alcohol doesn’t mix any better with public speaking, than it does with gasoline…


I find it funny that you’ve listed Food… It’s important though!