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Six Steps to Controlling Your Stage Fright Video


Public speaking is the number one source of fear for most people. If you are one of the majority who feel the same way about stage fright, this video is for you.

Professional speaker and communication coach Dr. Bill Lampton shares his views on how to manage stage fright. He says that, although it cannot be completely eliminated, it can be easily managed.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

  • Prepare
  • Put in perspective
  • Think about symptoms
  • Audiences are friendly
  • Forget impressions
  • You hold the trump card

Overall Rating (1-5): 5

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4
Bill Lampton is very knowledgeable and very engaging.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5

The speakers gives excellent advice based on facts and experience.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!


Jack Canfield Video: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for What You Want


People hesitate when it comes to getting what they want. This is often because of the fear that comes with it. However, what most people don't realize is the fact that the fear stems from their own minds.

In this video, Jack Canfield reminds viewers that most fears can be overcome with just a little planning and effort.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

  • Be willing to experience a little fear
  • Figure out how you are scaring yourself
  • Write a statement on your fear
  • Realize that you are creating your fear so you can overcome it

Overall Rating (1-5): 5

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4
Canfield's conversational style and friendly manner draw the viewers in.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5
Canfield uses an excellent technique of giving examples and exercises for the viewers to apply what they learned.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!


Jack Canfield Video: Secrets to Planning Your Day


Unlike other positive affirmation videos that usually has a calming background music, this video uses a more upbeat and lively music. This is the perfect video to start one's day since the type of music one listens to really helps to improve the moods of most people.

Focusing on this video also helps a person to de-stress and remember the positive things in life, and keeps one's thoughts healthy.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

  • Plan your day the night before
  • Unconscious and subconscious work together at night to plan your day
  • Schedule what you're going to do at what time
  • Start to work your plan

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 3
It is a short video that gets to the point fast, and changes the speaker's position several times to make the video dynamic.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5

Explains the concept behind practical applications and shows simple, point-by-point instructions on planning one's day.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!


How to Build Confidence Video


Simon Jordan is a self-described "confidence coach" and is endorsed on his website by celebrities like Richard Branson (Virgin Group Ltd.) and Duncan Jones (BBC Worldwide). He has developed Ultimate Confidence Programs for people to achieve in business and in life.

In this video, Jordan talks about finding your "secret ingredients" - the things about yourself that make you feel confident - and use them to be confident in any situation.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

  • Find a positive statement about yourself that you know to be absolutely true
  • When you mention this statement, how do you feel, act, and breathe?
  • Remember this feeling, and use it in other situations in your life.
  • Motion creates emotion.

Overall Rating (1-5): 3

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 2

The speaker seems unprepared and even looks a little nervous; very different from what he's advocating in the video.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 3

Projecting the main points on the screen is good, but he could have planned his speech to convey his message better.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!


Darryl Cross - Self-Sabotage


This short video by Darryl Cross, a clinical psychologist, explores the subconscious and how people can change themselves by re-programming their own way of thinking. Cross refers to the subconscious as "the real engine" that determines how we view and present ourselves to others. The good news is that self-sabotage and the subconscious can be easily changed with some willpower and commitment.

This is a very informative video that lets the viewers learn how self-sabotage occurs and work towards eliminating it in their lives permanently.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

  • Self-sabotage occurs mostly in the subconscious, or in the "DVDs" that we play in our minds
  • We can re-program these DVDs - the subconscious can be tricked
  • Set aside 2 minutes day and night to visualize yourself as the person you want to be
  • Results start in 4 weeks and become permanent in six months

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 3

Although the speaker does speak clearly, the video feels more like a university lecture.

Instructional Rating: 5

The speakers provides easy, practical ways to apply the theories that he explained in the beginning of the video.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!

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