Magical Thinking - Practice to Speak up whatever ....

• Practice to Speak up whatever you want. It's a confidence-building vitamin.
• Make it a rule to speak up at every open meeting you attend
• Speak up, say something voluntarily at every business conference, committee meeting, community forum you attend
• Don't be the last to speak
• Try to be the icebreaker, the first one in with a comment
• Quit asking yourself, "I wonder if I dare/courage to speak?
• Thousands of conscientious/hardworking people have developed confidence through a planned program to feel at ease talking with people and to people
• Smile Big. A big smile gives you confidence.
• A big smile beats fear; rolls away worry, defeats despondency/sadness/dejection/worry
• A real smile melts away the opposition of others-and instantly too. Another person simply can't be angry with you if you give him a big, sincere smile
• To Smile Big, The trick is to tell yourself forcefully, 'I'm going to smile."