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Jul 2024
31m 29s

Unlocking Your Speaking Potential

Diane Helbig
About this episode

Welcome back to another episode of Accelerate Your Business Growth. I'm your host, Diane Helbig, and today we have a special guest, Kerry Barrett. Kerry is an Emmy-winning anchor, host, and on-camera expert who overcame a paralyzing fear of public speaking to build a multi-decade career in broadcast journalism with top media institutions like NBC, ABC, and Fox TV. Now, she dedicates her expertise to helping business owners, executives, and lawyers break through their mindset barriers and refine their on-camera delivery and speaking skills.

In this episode, we dive deep into the reasons why so many people fear public speaking and discuss the critical importance of effective communication across all aspects of our lives. Kerry shares her valuable insights on the common mistakes people make, the concept of a performance mindset, and the differences between public speaking and speaking on camera. She also offers practical tips for improving your speaking skills, including a "30 days and 30 seconds" challenge that you won't want to miss.

Whether you're looking to enhance your public speaking abilities or simply want to communicate more effectively, this episode is packed with actionable advice and inspiration. Stay tuned, and let's get started!

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"The camera lens is the eyes for every single person in your audience. So making sure that you're looking into the camera as much as you possibly can and not looking down into the monitor will make sure that everybody that's watching you sees you connecting with them using eye contact."

— Kerry Barrett 00:13:33

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