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Great advice! Self-depreciation seems to be very endearing to an audience. I have taken it too far before, so it's like anything. Needs to be used in moderation. Haven't tried interacting one on one in larger settings yet. That's a good call. Thanks again!

Anyone else have other fears?

Women respect and respond to confidence and humor more than most other things. At first, being nervous can be cute and somewhat endearing, depending on the woman. I'd recommend that next time you catch her looking at you, smile to her, walk strait up to her, look her in the eyes, and ask her to coff...

Richard, what are your techniques to handle those situations? I hate silence so I start off my presentations with a VERY elongated pause. Until everyone looks up from their phones because they're wondering what's going on. Seems to be very Effective at grabbing attention.

Hi everyone! New to the forums. I'm looking for help with my public speaking, but I'm curious what other people struggle with when it comes to public speaking. I'm hoping that finding out what other people are afraid of that maybe I can learn some tricks to overcome issues/fears I maybe don't recogn...