The library
The problems
Twenty one pieces, each taking one thing people say about themselves and showing the mechanism underneath it. These answer why it happens. What to do about it is on the matching solution, linked at the foot of every one.
Intent
- Why does my mind go blank the moment I need to speakIntent
- Why do I not know what to say even when I know the subjectIntent
- Why do I say yes when I mean noIntent
Message
- Why does my grammar let me down when I am nervousMessage
- Why do I over explain instead of just saying the pointMessage
- Why do I run out of words halfway throughMessage
- Why do my thoughts come out jumbled when I try to explain somethingMessage
Delivery
- Why does my energy drop the longer I talkDelivery
- Why do I hesitate and lose fluency mid sentenceDelivery
- Why does my pronunciation trip me in front of peopleDelivery
- Why do I speak too fast or mumble without noticingDelivery
- Why does my voice sound flat even when I care about what I am sayingDelivery
Presence
- Why do I freeze in front of people who matterPresence
- Why do I go unnoticed even when I am in the roomPresence
- Why do I lack confidence the moment I start speakingPresence
- Why do I sound smaller than I actually amPresence
Connection
- Why do people agree with me in the room and forget me outside itConnection
- Why can I not win people over even when I make a good pointConnection
- Why do my conversations die without going anywhereConnection
- Why do people tune out the moment I start talkingConnection
Essay
Reading will take you a long way. Locating it takes ten minutes.
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