21 MINDFUL tools for managing presentation nerves
“T he re a re o nly two type s o f spe a ke rs in the wo rld 1. the ne rvo us a nd 2. lia rs.” Mar wain k T T he Issue T he T ool What to do Re mind yo urse lf tha t its 1 . Ne g a tive se lf ta lk with Ac knowle dge pe rfe c tly no rma l to fe e l the a nxie ty sympto ms - wa y yo u do . inc re a se d he a rt ra te , swe a ty Ac c e pt pa lms, wo b b ly le g s, I t’ s b e c a use yo u c a re , so ‘ b utte rflie s in sto ma c h, e tc . Re fr ame c ha ng e yo ur la b e l to ‘ e xc ite me nt’ inste a d o f fe a r. T a ke lo ng , slo w de e p b re a ths 2. F e e ling re a lly a nxio us thro ug h yo ur no se filling yo ur Br e athe a b do me n. I nha le to a c o unt o f 5, ho ld, the n e xha le to a c o unt o f 5 fo c using o n yo ur b re a th fo r 1 minute . 3. T he first 2 minute s a re the Me mo rise yo ur o pe ning a nd Re me mbe r your ope ning ha rde st pra c tic e de live ring it slo wly.
“Spe e c h is po we r: spe e c h is to pe rsua de , to c o nve rt, to c o mpe l.” Ralph Waldo E me r son T he Issue T he T ool What to do A tte ntio n - Ope n stro ng 4. Ha ving tro ub le Be ARME D R e le va nt - Wha t’ s in it fo r the m re me mb e ring yo ur c o nte nt M e ssa g e – Wha t is it ? E xa mple s – Give the m so me D o – T e ll the m wha t to d o Gra dua lly wo rk yo ur wa y up 5. T o o muc h ne rvo us e ne rg y yo ur b o dy fro m yo ur to e s, up Sque e ze to yo ur he a d sq ue e zing a nd the n re la xing e a c h pa rt o f yo ur b o dy. Wa tc h T E D.c o m, re a d b o o ks, 6. Ne rvo us due to a tte nd c o nfe re nc e s & Pe r sonal de ve lopme nt ine xpe rie nc e se mina rs. Wa tc h spe a ke rs o n Yo uT ub e .
“Wo rds ha ve inc re dib le po we r. the y c a n ma ke pe o ple ’ s he a rts so a r, o r the y c a n ma ke pe o ple ’ s he a rts so re .” Dr . Mar dy Gr othe T he Issue T he T ool What to do Re c o rd yo urse lf de live ring 7. Wo rrie d a b o ut ho w yo u yo ur pre se nta tio n a nd wa tc h Vide o or Audio lo o k a nd so und o r liste n to it. F o c us o n yo ur vo c a l va rie ty a nd no n ve rb a l g e sture s. I de ntify wha t wo rks we ll fo r yo u a nd wha t yo u c o uld impro ve . Atte nd a pub lic spe a king 8. Ne e d mo re pra c tic e c la ss, T o a stma ste rs o r F ind a c lass impro visa tio n c la sse s. Se ve ra l da ys b e fo re yo u 9. Yo ur ima g ina tio n wo rking pre se nt find so me whe re to Visualise a g a inst yo u re la x a nd visua lise e ve rything g o ing we ll. Yo ur a udie nc e a re smiling a nd ha ppy, yo u lo o k a nd so und g re a t.
“T he rig ht wo rd ma y b e e ffe c tive , b ut no wo rd wa s e ve r a s e ffe c tive a s a rig htly time d pa use .” Ma rk T wa in T he Issue T he T ool What to do Pre ss a nd ma ssa g e yo ur 10. Ca lm o n the o utside b ut a fo re he a d. I f yo u c a n, try to Massage wre c k o n the inside b o o k a full b o dy ma ssa g e the da y b e fo re . Just b e fo re yo u spe a k, smile , 11 . Ne rvo us just b e fo re yo u pa use a nd ma ke e ye T ake a mome nt spe a k c o nta c t. Do n’ t b e a fra id to e xpe nd 12. F e e ling fidg e ty tha t ne rvo us e ne rg y b y Use it mo ving a ro und a little b e fo re yo u spe a k. A fe w minute s b e fo re yo u 13. Dry mo uth spe a k, suc k a b o ile d swe e t o r Suc k a swe e t e a t a n a pple . Ha ve a g la ss o f wa te r c lo se b y a nd ta ke o c c a sio na l sips. Smiling se nds re la xing a nd 14. Ca n’ t fo c us po sitive c he mic a l thro ug h Smile yo ur b o dy a nd he lps to c le a r the mind.
“90% Of ho w we ll the ta lk will g o is de te rmine d b e fo re the spe a ke r ste ps o n the pla tfo rm.” – Some r s white T he Issue T he T ool What to do Ge t to the ve nue re a lly e a rly 15. Ca n’ t se ttle b e fo re ha nd a nd spe nd a s lo ng a s yo u Ar r ive e ar ly c a n just ‘ b e ing in the ro o m’ . Adjust to the e nviro nme nt a nd just re la x in it. Bo o st yo ur b o die s fe e l g o o d 16. F e e l to o te nse c he mic a ls b y e xe rc ising the E xe r c ise da y b e fo re yo u pre se nt a nd a lso e a rlie r in the da y prio r to pre se nting . Be fo re yo u sta nd to spe a k 17. No t fe e ling ve ry c o nfide nt strike yo ur b e st ‘ Supe r Ma n’ Powe r Pose o r ‘ Wo nde r Wo ma n’ sta nc e a nd ho ld yo ur he a d hig h. 1) T he y b e lie ve yo u’ re the 18. L a c king se lf b e lie f e xpe rt, so do n’ t te ll the m 3 T r uths o the rwise . 2) T he y wa nt yo u to suc c e e d. 3) T he y wo n’ t kno w whe n yo u ma ke a mista ke .
“T he re a re a lwa ys thre e spe e c he s, fo r e ve ry o ne yo u a c tua lly g a ve . the o ne yo u pra c tic e d, the o ne yo u g a ve , a nd the o ne yo u wish yo u g a ve .” Dale Car ne gie T he Issue T he T ool What to do Do yo ur re se a rc h b e fo re ha nd 19. No t sure wha t to e xpe c t Home wor a nd g e t to kno w yo ur k a udie nc e . Who a re the y, ho w muc h do the y kno w, wha t do the y ne e d fro m yo u? Do n’ t me mo rise yo ur spe e c h 20. Wo rrie d a b o ut slip-ups b ut do pra c tic e a s muc h a s Pr ac tic e yo u c a n. Do so in fro nt o f fa mily, frie nds a nd c o lle a g ue s a nd a sk fo r fe e db a c k. I ma g ine wha t c o nfide nc e 21. Co nfide nc e still a n issue lo o ks a nd fe e ls like o n a sc a le T he 8 of c lubs o f 1 to 10. Ca rry a n 8 o f c lub s with yo u fro m a pa c ke t o f pla ying c a rds a nd pra c tic e b e ing a n 8 in c o nfide nc e . Ho ld tha t ima g e in yo ur mind.
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