Every airport has its own specific three-letter code. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is PHX, for example, and Denver International Airport is DEN. It turns out that the way these codes are assigned is much more complicated than just abbreviating the city or state. If you fly to Montreal, Canada the call sign is YUL. Why is this and how does the system work?
This class can help you beat your fear of public speaking
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If you’ve got a fear of public speaking, take heart. Glossophobia affects many Americans, and it will likely continue with social media eroding our opportunities for face-to-face interactions.
Suffice it to say, anyone who gets up on stage in front of a microphone for the first time is probably scared out of their wits. Many get over that fear quickly, though, and you can too.
The answer lies in your mindset, and with consistent practice. But like any form of help, we’d like to leave the details to the experts like TJ Walker.
Get the help you need
Walker’s online aid for glossophobia is the Complete Public Speaking Master Class For Every Occasion, and it’s invaluable if you’ve got a big speech or presentation staring you down.
Why should you care what Walker has to say? Ask any of the CEOs, senators or Nobel Peace Prize winners he’s worked with. For more than 30 years, he’s been teaching executives and employees alike the secrets to a failsafe presentation and routes toward better overall communication.
His public speaking course covers a lot of ground in 29 hours and uses lessons he’s gleaned over his career speaking to crowds of all sizes. It emphasizes practice, both of the words you’re saying and how you say them.
His contention is that anyone can become a better, more confident speaker with a simple toolbox of mental exercises combined with the right amount of preparation.
The principles he teaches are applicable no matter what size crowd you’ll be speaking to, whether it’s a boardroom of investors or a concert hall full of bored attendees. As long as you know your audience, Walker teaches, there’s a way to reach them.
Language can be hacked the same way any code can, and his course gives you all the shortcuts to do just that.
Right now, you can get lifetime access to the Complete Public Speaking Master Class For Every Occasion at 93% off the retail price.
Prices subject to change.
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