Oili Valkila: Overcoming stage fright

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Oili is a speaker and communications trainer. This year she published the book “Loista Puhujana” (Shine as Speaker). She runs her own company “Will et Way” and has a web magazine Puhetyö (Speechwork). She is also a Toastmaster.

 

“Loista Puhujana” (2014)

Her first book in public speaking, which translates in English as “Shine as Speaker”. The key for success is to put oneself on the line! Half of the book includes interviews with well-known Finnish speakers.

Her stage fright moment

Hyde park-type speaking session in the lobby of Tampere University. Helpless and ashamed rather than paralyzed, as nobody wanted to listen to her.

Overcoming stage fright

Prepare. Learn to know yourself. Rest assured that every single person feels the same symptoms.

The audience can see only 4% of your stage fright symptoms.

Favorite quotations

“There are only two types of speakers in the world: The nervous and the Liars.” – Mark Twain

“Best way to conquer stage fright is to know what you’re talking about.” – Michael H Mescon

“All the great speakers were bad speakers at first.” — Ralph W. Emerson

Recommended books

“Defeating Stage Fright: The Path to Speaking Freedom” – Frederick Talbott

Books of Tonya Reiman deal with body language and little bit of stage fright too

For humor, books of Malcolm Kushner

Routine to Shine

Embarrass yourself on a regular basis

Links

Will & Way: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”. Communications and public speaking training (in Finnish)

Twitter

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