- Practice makes perfect
- Practice in front of a mirror
- Rehearse answers to possible questions
- Redirect your nervousness
- Channel your energy into something more productive like being more expressive in gestures to boost your confidence
- Visualize
- Scan for friendly faces in the crowd to imagine your entire audience in a different light
- Force yourself to act confidently
- By acting confidently (appropriate eye contact, body language, facial expressions and tone of voice) you can direct your mind to eventually follow
- Ask yourself “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”
- Whatever possible negative outcome isn’t such a big deal…this is your TEAM
- Practice breathing techniques
- Take deep, slow breaths to improve blood and oxygen flow to the brain thereby increasing mental alertness and function
- Prepare your audience
- Start with a joke, amazing fact or detail to break the ice and get their attention
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