The Myths of Public Speaking and Presenting
Have you asked colleagues and friends for advice on public speaking and presenting? I have and some have been useful but much of advice has been not so great. You may have had the same experience!
In this article we’ll look at the ‘not so great advice’, debunking twelve myths and pointing out some pitfalls you can avoid when you have a speech or presentation to give.

Chantal Cooke (#ChantalCookePR) of Panpathic Communications is a Public Relations agent retained by Districts 71 and 91 to help us obtain national press coverage. See here to read the article writing brief and you might win tickets to the next district conference.
March 2020
NE Connected
https://neconnected.co.uk/ten-myths-of-public-speaking-and-presenting/
NE Connected has a large audience of businesses/business people and the general public so it has an ideal audience for TMI.
Readership: 266k per month.
Bytestart
It has an audience with many potential TM members.
Monthly readership: 100k
Belfast News Letter
Anthony’s article was in the Belfast News Letter, a daily newspaper – an excellent publication for TM to be in.
You can view a pdf of the article here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbzlnieb9rf5mps/NEWS%20LETTER%2018th%20Feb%2020%20p37.pdf?dl=0
Readership: 35.5k
February 2020
We are UMi
The We are UMi website is a Business to Business site (formerly called Business Quarter). It provides information and advice covering a wide range of business issues. It has 52,827 unique users pm.
bbpMedia
This is a Midlands based is a business to business website, helping business owners make the right connections and gaining insight in to running their businesses. The site will have readers for whom a Toastmasters club will be very useful!
Readership: 40k per month.
LID Publishing
LID Publishing is an international business book publisher, with an associated website that hosts thought leadership articles from leading business people. Every article they publish on their site is also promoted via their social media.
It has also been put on their Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/lidpublishing/status/1230470909380775936 and on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lidpublishing
The Recruiter
https://www.recruiter.co.uk/advice/2020/02/presenting-myths-recruiters-should-ignore
This is a leading publication for the recruitment industry.
Readership: 48k+ per month
Herts Business Independent pages 16 and 17
http://www.businessindependent.co.uk/digital_issue/issue_76/html5forpc.html?page=0
This is the leading Business-to-Business publication for Hertfordshire which is delivered in print and digital formats. The magazine is delivered monthly to key decision makers across the county including all the leading CEOs. It is also distributed at Business Centre, meeting and conference facilities, hotels, golf clubs and railway stations.
Readership: 55k pm
Kent Business Radio
https://www.kentbusinessradio.co.uk/myths/
This website has a large audience of businesses/business people.
Readership: 178k per week
The editor has also posted the article on
http://www.businesskent.co.uk/
Indezine
https://blog.indezine.com/2020/02/myths-of-public-speaking-debunked.html
This is a specialist website focused on presenting.
Readership: 10k pm