EP 100: Celebrating 100! Resharing Memorable Moments – A Good Kind of Scary
On this week's podcast we celebrate 100 episodes by reflecting on the journey this podcast has been on since day 1. I enjoyed listening back over certain conversations that stuck with me and getting to share snippets of different guest speakers throughout this episode. Listen in to get a good overview of what the podcast has become and how it's impacted my life. Thanks to everyone who has supported the show! Stay tuned.
Points of discussion:
- One of my biggest fears (public speaking) and how I grew more confident in my abilities.
- Physical changes when feeling nervous: reddening, stuttering, heart racing & why they are normal.
- Secondary school: ducking the head down during readings, running to the toilet & avoiding speaking out.
- Cultural differences with vocalizing opinions.
- Liking the sound of your voice vs Expressing an opinion.
- Studying at university in Ireland vs Studying in America.
- Are children overly praised nowadays and is it a good thing?
- Have we normalized using alcohol as a social crutch / confidence booster?
- What teaching high school students taught me about public speaking.
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