I used to be terrified of public speaking - now it's natural and fun.
Dry mouth, fast heart, sweaty palms, blank mind - yeah I've been there! It's easy to fear public speaking, but I was never just content with overcoming fear. I wanted to be a great speaker. What I needed was a way of calming down and applying simple techniques and strategies to talk like a pro.
When I'd learned to relax (more of that later) I learned and applied the following four steps.
| Reassure and relate to your audience - they need to believe that you not only know your stuff, but identify with them.
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| Hook them by being interesting and relevant. Tell them why and what you are saying is relevant to them.
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| Inspire them by giving them information and ways of seeing that are new and applicable.
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| Leave them on a high note by telling a story that encapsulates your central message.
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How do you become confident enough to apply the four steps?
Here are some tips. Some of which are practical. Some of which are to do with the way you think about your public presentations and how you can start to change the way you feel about them.
Rehearse positively. You need to rehearse how your going to feel as well as what you are going to present. Don't think about your forthcoming presentation whilst feeling nervous as this creates an instinctive association between fear and presenting. This natural negative self-hypnosis is very common with nervous speakers.
Hypnotically rehearse your speech whilst feeling relaxed. This produces the right 'blueprint' in your mind. In fact, when you do this enough times it actually becomes hard to be nervous!
All great speakers know how to use great self-hypnotic rehearsal. Hypnosis changes attitudes and can bring emotion under control. I used hypnosis to change my instincts around public speaking. Now I don't get nervous whether it's 50 or 500 people. The world needs great communicators. Go for it!
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