Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Controlling Nerves”
Fear of public speaking, performance anxiety, stage fright and nerves before public speaking still represent the major concern that clients bring to me. And this is both from individuals and organisations. Individuals ask me to help them control nerves before a conference presentation or an important sales pitch. Organisations ask me to make their managers and leaders more confident and …
We have all experienced a presentation that was boring and was slowly putting us to sleep. The speaker was so focused on their content and their script that they forgot that they were speaking to a live audience. Have you ever been that speaker? Have you ever struggled to engage your audience and keep them awake and interested in what …
While many people avoid feedback conversations, feedback still needs to happen. And most of the time, especially with the right preparations, it can result in positive changes that lead to improvement and success. Feedback is not always bad. In fact, if we look at it positively, it is usually meant to help us become better. Unfortunately, one of the problems …
Stage fright is a normal occurrence experienced by a lot of people when placed in front of an audience. In fact, 90% of people feel nervous or extremely nervous before speaking up. Stage fright and fear of public speaking can also make you tremble and shake, feel dizzy, have increased heart rate, turn bright red and sweat profusely. These experiences …
“Feedback is the food of champions” Ken Blanchard Feedback is how we learn, grow, become more self-aware and find out if we have done a good job or not. It shouldn’t be something to avoid or to be scared of. Most often, it is the fear of not doing a great job, negative criticism or being judged that gives …
One of the things that can sometimes happen when speaking, especially when sharing our stories and our journeys is that we can become emotional. Now emotions, passion and feelings are important and help us engage and connect with the audience, but we don’t want to become too emotional and have to leave the stage or be unable to complete our …
