“I’ve had a lot of troubles in my life. Most of which never happened.” This statement is true for many of us. It is particularly true when it comes to how we feel and think about public speaking. We can spend a lot of time dwelling on negative outcomes, anxiety about how we will perform and actually visualize ourselves failing. The irony is that most of these things never happen.
Most professional athletes are masters at visualizing success. Olympic athletes will rehearse over and over in their mind how they will succeed. How they will perform. They never visualize failure, only success.
Why can’t we do the same thing when it comes to public speaking and presenting? Why use all our energy imagining ourselves being nervous, losing our train of thought and being perceived as not confident? Instead we can use that same energy to do something positive. To visualize succeeding. To visualize being a confident, engaging and effective speaker.
What will you choose?
Now go out and Make Your Voice Heard!
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