Are You Ready to Publicly Promote Your Tea?
By Dawnya Sasse
Do you have a fear of public speaking, but want to promote
your new tea business, tea room, tea cafe or tea bar?
Well, before you break into a cold sweat and begin
hyperventilating, take a deep breath and
relax.
Here are some great tips for helping you to get your ideas
across to others, as well as idea for promoting your own
brand!
Before you go out to publicly speak about your tea, you
must be totally ready and confident. Perhaps you have
tried public speaking in the past, and experienced a variety
of nervous symptoms such as dry mouth, sweaty, shaky, or
cold hands, nausea, rapid heartbeat, or shakiness.
Although you may not ever be completely comfortable
speaking in front of large crowds, you can get your nervous
feelings under control.
In order to perform your best public speaking in a calm
manner, there are several things you can do.
● First of all, tell yourself that you are a wonderful public
speaker (even if you are not!). Concentrating on this fact
will actually enable you to believe it.
● Envision yourself merely chatting comfortably with a group
of friends. This method will allow you to relax and feel at
home.
● Think about your strong desire to teach this particular
group about your tea topic.
● And if worst comes to worst – you can always just picture
your audience in their underwear! (Although that may just
make you laugh!)
When you are preparing to publicly endorse your tea, you
should make sure you are well prepared with all of the
information you want to share with your audience.
Be able to answer questions concerning your tea – both
easy and hard questions. After all, the last thing you want
to do is sound like you don’t know about your own
company!
Organize any speaking notes that you have and memorize
your opening statements. Don’t forget to practice, practice
again, and practice some more.
If you are still concerned about your abilities to publicly
promote, why not get an individual or group speaking
coach? He or she can help you a great deal in understanding
how to advertise yourself. In addition, joining a group such
as Toastmasters can help you gain confidence and speaking
expertise.
Once it is time for your big day, you should get to the site
of your promotional speech at least an hour early if possible.
This way you can check the microphone (if there is one) or
test out the acoustics in the area. This time will also allow
you to meet potential customers or distributors coming in
to see you speak.
You can shake hands with these people and greet them as
they come in. Extra time can also allow you to have the
opportunity to glance again at any notes that you have.
And, not only will getting to the place early help you
organize, but it will also help you be more relaxed.
All of these tips will definitely give you what you need to
get out there and sell your tea to the public. And last but
not least – good luck!
(C) Dawnya Sasse
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Dawnya Sasse is the creator of the ultimate tea business
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