PAUSING,GROOMING, FOOD AND SPEAKING

The Pause….Grooming….  Food ….and Speaking

During the Pause, you can….

1. breathe instead of gasp
2. quiet those butterflies
3. swallow and lubricate your cotton-mouth
4. step to the right or left and quiet your shaky knees
5. breathe deeply to fill your lungs with fresh oxygen and clear your foggy brain
6. smile at your audience and see them smile back to you
7. a pause can be your precision tool…. and remember that fear feels worse than it looks!
8. 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…

1. look yourself over… where the style that is right for you
2. never wear more than a combination of three colors… two are even better
3. if you’re jacket buttons, button it
4. be sure your bag and shoes match in texture and color
5. beware of your noisy jewelry
6. practice in front of a mirror to be sure your appearance does not distract from you

Food…

1. lettuce and raw vegetables are hard to digest…they can add gas and press on your diaphragm
2. starch such as potatoes breading gravy also cause gas
3. protine is easily digested as are cooked vegetables
4. ice cream coats the lining of your mouth and throat, leaving it is slick feel causing phlem
5. alcohol doesn’t mix any better with public speaking, than it does with gasoline…