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One of things that I notice in public speaking and presentation skills is that people, including me, focus on the negatives and the “what went wrong” aspect of their speeches. In Chip and Dan Heaths book Switch – How To Change Things When Change is Hard, they talk about the many hours that are spent analysing what went wrong and …
When taking on public speaking and presentation tasks that are new, different or take us out of our comfort zones, many of us feel anxious and nervous and sometimes even avoid the task. Much of our anxiety and nerves around these speaking tasks comes from our own self talk and much of this self talk is negative. We say things …
It is fair to say that if you stand on your feet and speak once in a blue moon, it is going to be very difficult to overcome any fears and become confident and effective as a presenter. The reality is the more that you do it, the easy it becomes. The more you speak, the less fear and anxiety …
Expanding your comfort zone and gradually increasing the complexity of the speaking tasks that you undertake is one way to become more confident and in control of any negative feelings associated with public speaking. Psychologists would probably describe this as desensitisation. Start with speaking tasks that you find easy and only have a small amount of fear or anxiety associated …
