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Originally Posted by Zukin  Great post, Erin!
Something that has helped me in public speaking is to connect to your audience through love. If you genuinely want your audience to succeed and feel you can teach them something that will improve their lives, it gives you more confidence. |
Having written dozens of Toastmasters articles for Toastmasters, I can tell you that you are on the right track. Fine-tuning it a bit, I would add that your audience really does want you to succeed and put in a good performance, because they want to connect with you and also enjoy the experience with you. The last thing they want to see happen is you freezing up and stuttering through your presentation. This is torture for them to watch. If you can always remember that the audience is always on your side, and look out among them as friends from the get-go, you will have attained "proper attitude."