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Queenie
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Making a speech or big presentation can be scary, but embrace the adrenaline as a super-power that will help you reach great heights. Keep repeating to yourself the mantra: â€œIâ€™m not frightened, Iâ€™m excited.â€ It will help you re-frame it as an enjoyable experience â€“ and people who are having fun are much more inspiring and appealing. Whatever you do, donâ€™t start with â€œIâ€™m so scared / nervous.â€ No one came to hear you say that â€“ they donâ€™t care and it will make you look inept.
Masi
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Whenever I have to do any public speaking I adjust my diet for three days to include more water, Vitamin C, B Vitamins and calcium. I cut back the caffine until after the speech. The day before I do some stretching exercises, try to get to sleep a little earlier (notice I said try,) and do deep breathing exercises as soon as wake up in the miorning.
MinErvaBytes
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Only agree to give presentations on subjects you know all about as what most people get nervous about is getting caught out or looking stupid infront of others. To stay calm think of the presentation as a talk to a really good friend, or someone you don't feel threatened by, on your subject of expertise. Know that you will remember the rules of presenting ...the three P's...pitch, pause and pace and you will undoubtably be a star...no need for nerves.
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I also wanted to say, if all else fails, use Rescue Remedy. I am sure it is psychosomatic but it works!
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Preparation is key. Make sure you know what you are going to say...only the very very best speakers can wing it and sometimes that can go dreadfully wrong. One of the biggest dreads before doing a presentation is that you will freeze up. If you are prepared and know your topic you will not freeze up. Remember nobody knows exactly what you are going to say and in what order. So if you do hit a blank, pause, regather yourself and move on. No-one will know!!
RAC
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Before you go into the presentation try and get some space on your own: 1. go through the presentation as a rehearsal visualizing the audience there 2. after that, move to (invisible area) where the audience would be watching you. see yourself through their eyes. 3. think about the difference. Remember nobody wants you to fail (unless they are a complete shit and not worth bothering about anyway!). We always see ourselves differently to how others see us. Be your own best friend. So many people will be watching you, feeling impressed and wishing they could do it like you. A life coach taught me this when I found myself being interviewed on stage in front of 500 people after my boss decided to drop out two days before. It was great advice, which I use to this day! Also, deep breaths and speak slowly!
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Here's a tip from a Canadian Sales Diva! As I speak before many large organizations every year - one of the first things I had to "shake" was that feeling of nervousness. Depending upon the presentation - ask if you can have a short telephone conversation with approx. 10% of your audience a few weeks before hand. You can ask about any challenges they are currently facing, trends they see in the future and ask them if you can quote them during the presentation. Most people will be hugely flattered. Tell them to come introduce themselves to you before the presentation (again - this tip is for a larger presentation) You will have ambassadors in the crowd who already know you - which will help you feel prepared and calm. P.S. Make sure to work a few of their quotes/observations into your presentation.
truthistops
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Be positive: instead of just staying calm, look to the presentation as an adventure; an adventure you will enjoy and from which you will learn. Have faith in and trust yourself. Be honest and energised: your audience will respond in kind. Be confident: know your audience and direct the presentation accordingly; know the subject matter inside and out. Be inclusive: get the audience involved wherever possible. Position the room to enable you to move around as you speak.
becks
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Practice, practice, practice! but DON'T memorize! The better you know your material the more confident you will be. Also, in case you muck up whatever it is you are saying, or lose your train of thought, if you know your subject matter properly, you'll be able to cover it up, or wing it from there. If you memorize your presentation and you screw up, it will be harder for you to pick it back up, and things may snowball from there. Practice in front of a mirror so you are aware of your body language. Nothing turns people off a presentation faster than shaky hands, lack of eye contact, fiddling with your clothes/hair/notes, etc. Finally, SMILE! It will loosen you up, and people will be more forgiving of any presentation screw-ups if you don't appear to be taking yourself too seriously.

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