Glossophobia (Gloss-o-FO-bee-uh) Glossophobia, a fear of public speaking is a common type of social phobia, (social anxiety disorder). Glossophobics feel excessive self-consciousness, fear humiliation in social situations where they may be embarrassed or judged in front of others. Face your fears Envision your fear and take control If Public Speaking was a wild animal? Which animal. How...
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What is Your Face?
What Self-Image Becomes Personality? Question: Which emotion does your inner arrow point to right now? What is your overall mood between “Excited, Sad, Scared, Angry, Loving, Happy”? The next question to ask yourself is what appears to be the mood of the other person or situation at hand? Predicament: Do you alter any moods in your personality...
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Memories of Mother We seem to agree that traumatic and bad memories save in the brain like snapshots displayed in photo albums. Fond, loving memories wisp away into pleasant thoughts and feelings of favorite foods, places, people reinforced through memento, photo, art, music, books, literature, movies, media. Traumatic memories have their purpose, mostly survival. Trauma calls for...
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Control Your Inner Fido
The Brain on Fear – Tackle Your Fears Brain Palace Survival The primary function of the brain is to ensure survival of the host…you. Fido, the brain’s attentive guard puppy is determined, to the best of its ability, to get you through whatever unsafe situation arises. Cognition From infancy, parents, community, tradition, religion, science, ists and isms...
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What’s Our Comedy Weapon? We’ve been fans of all forms of comedy since birth but always a fan, never a fan maker. We think funny therefor we are. Comedy is always in mind and comes out inappropriately at times, but so far we’ve survived. The dream is to be a humorist of some sort or other. Leave...
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Theme or Speech Ideas Now and then a subject pops up which makes me think, hey, that would make a great classroom discussion, Toastmaster’s or Rotary speech or theme for Table Topic sessions. The Importance of: #1 Silence Why Silence is the Think Tank of the Soul Remarkable things about Silence Silence Important to the Brain #2...
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That’s Control’s Motto The brain’s only function is to think, think, think all the time, nonstop 24-7. What are the odds we might think inappropriate thoughts that become suppressed under Control’s ruthless determination to make sure we don’t have too much fun? (We really must think of a more descriptive name for Control. Thoughts?) How to get...
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Decision Grid Introduction What are decisions? The Shadows of the Internet respond: A conclusion or judgment reached after consideration The act of reaching a conclusion or of passing of judgment on an issue under consideration Firmness of character or action; determination Decision making occurs whenever the brain processes new information. The Brain Never Stops Thinking We created...
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