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“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

k T wain

T he Issue T he T

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What to do

• 1. Ne g a tive se lf ta lk with

a nxie ty sympto ms - inc re a se d he a rt ra te , swe a ty pa lms, wo b b ly le g s, ‘ b utte rflie s in sto ma c h, e tc .

Ac knowle dge

Ac c e pt Re fr ame

Re mind yo urse lf tha t its pe rfe c tly no rma l to fe e l the wa y yo u do . I t’ s b e c a use yo u c a re , so c ha ng e yo ur la b e l to ‘ e xc ite me nt’ inste a d o f fe a r.

• 2. F

e e ling re a lly a nxio us

Br e athe

T a ke lo ng , slo w de e p b re a ths thro ug h yo ur no se filling yo ur a b do me n. I nha le to a c o unt

• 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 ha rde st

Re me mbe r your

• pe ning

Me mo rise yo ur o pe ning a nd 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

• ol

What to do

• 4. Ha ving tro ub le

re me mb e ring yo ur c o nte nt Be ARME

D

Atte ntio n - Ope n stro ng Re le va nt - Wha t’ s in it fo r the m Me ssa g e – Wha t is it ? Exa mple s – Give the m so me Do – T

e ll the m wha t to d o

• 5. T
• o muc h ne rvo us e ne rg y

Sque e ze

Gra dua lly wo rk yo ur wa y up yo ur b o dy fro m yo ur to e s, up 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.

• 6. Ne rvo us due to

ine xpe rie nc e

Pe r sonal de ve lopme nt

Wa tc h T E D.c o m, re a d b o o ks, a tte nd c o nfe re nc e s & 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,

• r the y c a n ma ke pe o ple ’ s he a rts so re .”

Dr . Mar dy Gr

• the

T he Issue T he T

• ol

What to do

• 7. Wo rrie d a b o ut ho w yo u

lo o k a nd so und

Vide o or Audio

Re c o rd yo urse lf de live ring yo ur pre se nta tio n a nd wa tc h

• r liste n to it. F
• 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 .

• 8. Ne e d mo re pra c tic e

F ind a c lass

Atte nd a pub lic spe a king c la ss, T

• a stma ste rs o r

impro visa tio n c la sse s.

• 9. Yo ur ima g ina tio n wo rking

a g a inst yo u Visualise Se ve ra l da ys b e fo re yo u pre se nt find so me whe re to 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

• ol

What to do

• 10. Ca lm o n the o utside b ut a

wre c k o n the inside

Massage

Pre ss a nd ma ssa g e yo ur fo re he a d. I f yo u c a n, try to b o o k a full b o dy ma ssa g e the da y b e fo re .

• 11. Ne rvo us just b e fo re yo u

spe a k

T ake a mome nt

Just b e fo re yo u spe a k, smile , pa use a nd ma ke e ye c o nta c t.

• 12. F

e e ling fidg e ty

Use it

Do n’ t b e a fra id to e xpe nd tha t ne rvo us e ne rg y b y mo ving a ro und a little b e fo re yo u spe a k.

• 13. Dry mo uth

Suc k a swe e t

A fe w minute s b e fo re yo u spe a k, suc k a b o ile d swe e t o r 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

• c c a sio na l sips.
• 14. Ca n’ t fo c us

Smile

Smiling se nds re la xing a nd po sitive c he mic a l thro ug h 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

• ol

What to do

• 15. Ca n’ t se ttle b e fo re ha nd

Ar r ive e ar ly

Ge t to the ve nue re a lly e a rly a nd spe nd a s lo ng a s yo u 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.

• 16. F

e e l to o te nse

E xe r c ise

Bo o st yo ur b o die s fe e l g o o d c he mic a ls b y e xe rc ising the 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 .

• 17. No t fe e ling ve ry c o nfide nt

Powe r Pose

Be fo re yo u sta nd to spe a k strike yo ur b e st ‘ Supe r Ma n’

• r ‘ Wo nde r Wo ma n’ sta nc e

a nd ho ld yo ur he a d hig h.

• 18. L

a c king se lf b e lie f

3 T

r uths

1) T he y b e lie ve yo u’ re the e xpe rt, so do n’ t te ll the m

• 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

• ol

What to do

• 19. No t sure wha t to e xpe c t

Home wor

k

Do yo ur re se a rc h b e fo re ha nd a nd g e t to kno w yo ur 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?

• 20. Wo rrie d a b o ut slip-ups

Pr

ac tic e

Do n’ t me mo rise yo ur spe e c h b ut do pra c tic e a s muc h a s 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.

• 21. Co nfide nc e still a n issue

T

he 8 of c lubs

I ma g ine wha t c o nfide nc e lo o ks a nd fe e ls like o n a sc a le

• 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.