50.7% of the population is introverted. That is a whole lot of people that often will discount themselves as great public speakers usually because of 3 reasons: personality, anxiety and false belief.

Let me explain.

The personality of someone whose behavioral style is introverted tends to be introspective. So if you are an introvert your inner world is where you re-charge and draw energy. You do...

I talk with introverted people all the time and they all have one thought in common: Extroverts make great public speakers, introverts do not. Let’s just get this out of the way. That belief is completely false. It is simply not true.

If you are reading this blog chances are good that you are at least slightly introverted. You might even buy into the line of thinking that I mentioned above: Ex...

I was talking with a friend the other day and she didn’t believe me when I told her I was  shy, quiet and introverted as a kid. I told her that my mom says quite frequently that she can’t believe what I’ve chosen to do professionally. I was the kid that always hid behind her skirt.

It’s true. I was shy. I was, and still am quiet in certain situations. Let me explain because I know this will help ...