Course Description

You don't have to let a fear of public speaking harm your career or personal life. It's OK to have anxiety about speaking, but it's also easy to eliminate your presentation worries forever. TJ Walker has coached 10,000 students for the last 30 years and he has helped people overcome terrible stage fright. Anyone can learn how to be a posed and confident speaker, once they know basic preparation techniques. Speaking in front of peple is a learned skill, just like writing. You can be a confident and effective public speaker.

President, Media Training Worldwide

TJ Walker

TJ Walker is the founder of Media Training Worldwide and has been conducting public speaking training workshops and seminars since 1984. Walker has trained Presidents of countries, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Super Bowl winners, U.S. Senators, Miss Universes and Members of Parliament.His book, "Secret to Foolproof Presentations" was a USA Today #1 Bestseller, as well as a Wall Street Journal, and Business Week Bestseller.  A frequent network news communications analyst, Walker has made more than 2000 network TV and radio appearances on CBS, ABC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, NBC, CCTV, Fox Business, HLN, TrueTV, Comedy Central, Sirius and NPR.In 2009, Walker entered the Guinness Book Of World Records for most talk show appearances ever in a 24 hour period. Yearly, Walker has more than a quarter of a million views of his public speaking tips videos on social media platforms.Walker is also the author of "Media Training A-Z" and "Media Training Success." Walker is also the producer/host The Facebook Page "TJ Walker - Speak to Influence" a source of daily public speaking training videos, tips and inspiration. He is also a past president of the National Speakers Association, New York City.Walker is the most prolific producer of presentation skills online training courses in the world, with more than 100 separate courses. He has more than 50,000 students enrolled from 172 countries.Walker was a merit scholar at Duke University where he graduated magna cum laude. He has lectured or conducted trainings at Yale University, Columbia University and Princeton University.***“TJ Walker’s single-minded devotion to presentation has made him the #1 expert for executives seeking guidance on speaking to the public and media.” Bob Bowdon, Anchor/Reporter, Bloomberg Television“TJ Walker is the leading media trainer in the world.” Stu Miller, Viacom News Producer“The world’s leading presentation and media training firm.” Gregg Jarrett, Fox News Channel Anchor“To break through the cluttered media environment, it's important to get your message out in a clear and concise way. TJ knows how to do it and gives you the tips to succeed."

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Causes of Public Speaking Fear

    • Origins of Speaking Anxiety

    • Assignment

    • Fake Solutions That Don't Work

    • Assignment

  • 2

    Curing Public Speaking Fear

    • The Process of Eliminating Fear

    • Assignment

    • The Fear of Boring

    • Assignment

    • Rehearse Your Presentation On Video

    • Assignment

    • Cheat the System

    • Assignment

    • Practice Makes...Comfortable

    • Assignment

    • The Confident Speaker's Attitude

    • Assignment

    • Long-term Speaking Goals and Conclusion

    • Assignment

    • Feedback

  • 3

    Bonus Reading

    • Public Speaking Success

    • Secret to Foolproof Presentations