A senior-level insurance executive veteran public relations and public speaking expert Rosemary Ravinal coached for her first industry keynote called her excitedly after she walked off the stage to tell me how she did.
“I think they liked it because they applauded cheerfully,” the executive shared. “But,” she added, “I was so nervous that I don’t remember much else.”
Zoning out while giving a talk is not uncommon. In this column, Ravinal offers some reasons why heightened self-awareness can be the hidden key to exceptional public speaking.
