Donna Riccardo

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135 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 14 Jul

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Living Your Legacy · How a Terrified Hairdresser Became a Public Speaking Coach · 14 Jul 2026 podcast

Right.

Otherwise, you're rambling.

prepare with the end in mind and know your opening line.

Like just know your opening line.

So if you're really nervous, just have a strong opening line.

And some good things to think of could be a startling statistic.

Like 75% of all people, men and women alike, are scared of public speaking and think it's terrible.

It's like worse than death.

But have a strong opening line.

I think that's arguable, but it's still a lot of people regardless.

So have a strong opening line, have a startling statistic, have a bold statement or some kind of engaging or provocative question with something that's going to have people go, oh, she's about to talk.

And then pause.

Let them take it in.

Then another way to keep them going, and it gets you off the hook a little bit for a few minutes, have engagement, audience engagement.

You know, like all the nerves are before, right?

Anticipation is where the nerves live.

So then I'm up there.

I have my opening.

I know what that line is.

I'm pausing.

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