He has watched hundreds of gifted students with the ability to write a great speech become paralyzed by so much fear they had trouble delivering it effectively. 

Tom provides useful tips and techniques to help you become more comfortable at a wedding, in front of a group, committee, before TV cameras, and with radio microphones.  Work together with Tom toward finding your most comfortable zone as a speaker.

 

 

 

• Identify obstacles that are getting in your way as a speaker, and discover ways to work with (instead of against) your fears as they begin to surface.

• A little vulnerability can actually help you to better connect with a group.

• Learn to ask yourself what is at stake when in front of a group.

• Is your fear or anxiety in front of groups real or perceived?  Are they really throwing stones at you, or are you only imagining it?

• Getting comfortable making eye contact  with your audience, and learning not to rely on old-fashioned methods, such as looking at the back of the room over your audience etc..

• Learn to work with your breath, and to breathe and feel, so your fear can loosen its emotional grip.

• Discover that fear is your friend, and the ultimate energizer; that with practice, channeling your fear can actually help you to perform better!

• Practice presenting small extemporaneous speeches to help build your self-confidence

• Learn the importance of taking a more casual approach to speaking before groups as a way to get comfortable

• Learning that in the end, it's okay to be nervous and to show some vulnerability.  It can actually work in your favor and bring you closer to your audience than the overconfident speaker that is just going through the motions.

• Learn to give yourself credit for having the courage to get up before a group.

• Finding and developing your unique voice by practicing a series of exercises before the group.

• Visual yourself successfully speaking before a group.

Resources

Free Wedding Toasts & Free Sample Wedding Toasts (You can use these free toasts as a guide and customize them to suit your situation.  Note brevity!)

Overcome Your Fear of Presenting

Fear it and Feel It

Student Testimonials     A CEO of a local well known home a garden center who recently completed Tom's workshop: "Hi Tom, I was just invited to be the Keynote Alumni speaker at my Fraternity's annual Northeast Convention luncheon next month in Portland Maine in front of 350 people! (That reminded me I said I would send you a testimonial) I took several deep breaths......and then decided I would say yes. I  probably would have said no, if I had not recently taken your workshop on getting more comfortable with public speaking. Now that I have learned some valuable techniques, I will be able to relax more and feel confident in my presentation ability. I view my speaking engagement as an opportunity to put the tips you taught me to practice." Sid Snow President & CEO Snow's Home & Garden 22 Main Street Orleans, MA 02653 508-255-0158 x125 sid@snow-hh.com www.SnowsHomeandGarden.com         A financial planner who recently completed Tom's workshop:   "Thanks Tom for a great class; you taught me things that will help me to relax when addressing an audience.   Looking forward to inviting you to my next speaking engagement."   Thanks again. Herb   Herb Montgomery CFP(R) The Montgomery Financial Group, Inc. 195 Route 6A, Suite 6 Orleans, MA 02653-3240 508-240-1151 Fax: 508-240-1447 herb.montgomeryfinancial@verizon.net www.themontgomeryfinancialgroup.com   Member, The Garrett Planning Network, Inc., a Nationwide Network of Fee-Only Advisors Hourly, As-Needed Financial Planning and Advice... The New Choice for Smart Consumers™           An author who recently completed Tom's workshop: "It's my pleasure to acknowledge Tom Tuttle's assistance and encouragement in his workshop, which helped me to become more comfortable when presenting before a group.  Because of Tom's coaching and guidance, I had an extremely successful book launching ("The Little Dipper") at the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary." Marlene Denessen, Ph. D

 

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Resources

 

• Free Wedding Toasts & Free Sample Wedding Toasts  (You can use these free toasts as a guide and customize them to suit your situation.  Note brevity!)

• Overcome Your Fear of Presenting

• Fear it and Feel It

Educational background

• Emerson College Master’s of Arts Degree. Graduate degree in Communication Industries Management 1989

• Bridgewater State College BA Degree.  Major in Communications, Minor in Business 1987

• Cape Cod Community College AA Degree.  Major in Communications, Minor in Business 1984

• WQRC-FM Radio in Hyannis 1978-2005

• Leland Powers School of Radio Television and Theatre, Graduated 1978 (Plenty of public speaking training here!)

• Cape Cod DJs by Tom Tuttle Music  Established in 1981- Present. Currently own and manage a DJ company specializing in elegant Cape Cod weddings. 

• Responsible for training Tuttle Music DJ staff.  One of our exercises at Tuttle Music is teaching DJs techniques that help them get more comfortable speaking before large and small audiences at wedding receptions.  It is amazing to see how even a little public speaking practice can be so helpful to them! - tt