How to not be nervous for a presentation

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  asked heartbeat, shortness of breath, sweaty hands,

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  Those are physical responses to stress and

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  anxiety and something you may experience right

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  before stepping onto a stage or turning

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  on your camera before you give a presentation

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  at some point.

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  Everyone has experienced nerves,

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  getting the best of them right before speaking in front of an audience,

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  you might feel overwhelmed by the crowd or

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  simply nervous about accidentally saying the wrong thing,

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  whatever it maybe you shouldn't have to compromise your presentation,

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  especially if it's for a job promotion, business deal or an academic course.

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  It's important to understand your stress and learn how to calm

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  your nerves before a presentation to feel and appear more confident.

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  That's why today I'm going to be sharing four highly effective ways.

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  You can reduce stress before your presentation.

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  It's best to follow all four tips to really feel

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  the difference before and during your time in the spotlight.

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  I'll kick us off with a tip that you can practice

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  months to weeks before a presentation and end with a tip,

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  that's most important, hours, two minutes before you start, before we jump in.

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  I want to remind you to subscribe to the present channel.

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  If you're interested in more presentation tips and tricks and if you'd

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  like to learn how present can help you improve your presentations.

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  So now let's get started with step number one,

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  understanding your stress.

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  The first step to overcoming any fear or anxiety is understanding where

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  it comes from or getting to the root of the problem.

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  If you experience a lot of stress right before public speaking.

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  Don't just brush it off as natural or normal.

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  It's common for stress to mask a greater issue or fear you might be facing

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  to get to the root of the problem?

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  Ask yourself what is the worst case scenario for you? Are you afraid?

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  You'll forget what to say and feel embarrassed or maybe

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  you're afraid people won't listen to you and you'll experience rejection

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  and then ask yourself,

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  why are you dreading these emotions so much when you're

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  doing a deep dive into your feelings about public speaking,

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  ask yourself, what are you really stressed about

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  by understanding the real reasons behind your stress?

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  You'll be able to rationalize it afterwards.

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  You'll have a much better chance of overcoming the issue,

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  whatever it may be because you recognized it also don't be afraid to ask for help

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  or guidance from others who have a similar

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  issue and then try to practically deal with it

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  now that you've come face to face with the real reason

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  why you get nervous before a presentation and you know,

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  or learning how to deal with it.

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  It's time to make sure you feel prepared.

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  Being underprepared is one of the most obvious reasons why you

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  feel nervous before presenting confidence comes from assurance in this case.

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  That's being sure that you know exactly what you have

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  to say and how you're going to say it.

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  There's a fascinating example of confidence that

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  will make you believe in yourself even more

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  so, here's a guy hanging off a cliff,

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  that's Alex Honnold,

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  you may notice that there is no safety gear on

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  him and that's because he's a free solo climber,

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  meaning that he practices climbing without any ropes or other type

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  of gear that would protect him if he slips out.

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  So in this practice

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  there's no room for imperfection or mistakes.

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  He climbed a 3000 ft rock formation without any safety year in july 2017,

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  how

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  he practiced climbing the El capitan rock up 50 times

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  with safety year before he free solo the rock formation

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  after reaching the top of the mountain. He confidently state in an interview

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  that there was no uncertainty in this climb because he knew exactly what to do

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  the whole way,

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  An exceptionally high level of preparation gave him the confidence

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  to attempt the free solo climb and ultimately complete it.

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  Even though this may seem like an extreme example, it's true in its essence,

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  practice makes perfect.

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  If you practice your presentation speech long enough that you're able to

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  recite it when woke it up in the middle of the night,

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  you'll feel 10 times more confident when presenting because

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  you'll know exactly what to say the whole way.

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  A great way to practice is by presenting

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  your presentation to your friends and family,

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  because there you'll also be able to collect some helpful feedback

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  and if you don't think of the time and energy to

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  practice your presentation speech as much as you like or you

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  simply want to have that safety here with you when presenting,

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  try out present your notes and present,

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  you can easily add them to each side.

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  As you can see in the example here when presenting,

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  you're the only one that sees them which helps

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  you deliver an impressive presentation with maximum confidence.

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  What also goes into preparation is the organization

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  of your presentation speech and the materials.

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  So to have an easier time memorizing your talking points,

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  plan out your presentation, you can do that by creating a mind map for yourself.

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  A mind map will help you organize your thoughts and ensure that

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  you memorize all the main focus areas to create a mind map.

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  Use present design,

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  simply select a template to create a mind map like that in the example right over here

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  next up you want to set up your space

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  and that means exactly where you're going to present.

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  So if you're presenting offline,

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  try out the stage and make sure you familiarize yourself with the environment.

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  If you're presenting online,

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  set up your background and check whether the lighting is right,

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  adapting and familiarizing yourself your space will make you feel more prepared

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  and confident during your presentation and last but definitely not least due.

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  A technical check in if you're using videos, audios,

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  visual aids or props in your presentation double or triple

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  check if everything works as you'd expect it to.

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  You don't want to worry about poor quality for your

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  audio or video material in the middle of your presentation.

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  So if you feel like you've done everything you can

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  you've practiced your presentation how to present your notes and

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  double check the quality of your visual aids but you're

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  still feeling a little nervous right before your presentation.

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  What you need is a practice that grounds

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  your thoughts and calms your nerves enter breathing.

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  You may ask how can a breathing exercise really helped calm me down?

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  We breathe all the time and still feel stressed.

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  Actually,

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  breathing exercises are much more than lengthy inhales

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  and exhales there about shifting your attention on

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  your body and allowing unnecessary thoughts to fade

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  away as you focus on your breath.

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  Deep breathing has so many benefits. It signals your nervous system to calm down.

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  It's proven to lower blood pressure and heart rate

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  and it can even improve your immune system.

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  So now let's go into an exercise.

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  So by doing your breathing exercise you can calm your nerves almost right away.

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  So here's an easy exercise. You can try 15 minutes before your next presentation.

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  It's called box breathing.

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  So what you want to do is inhale through

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  your nose while counting the four in your head.

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  Then hold your breath for another four and then exhale while

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  counting until four and then you're going to repeat the cycle.

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  So after you've gone through a few cycles you'll feel your

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  heartbeat slowing down in your nerves calming down as well.

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  And if you're interested in exploring other breathing exercises,

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  check out the link that I've attached in the description box below

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  you also are welcome to try out this exercise right now,

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  so feel free to pause the video to do.

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  So

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  next up focus

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  now that you're hopefully all relaxed,

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  you want to ensure that your nerves don't catch up

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  with you once you're on stage or in the meeting

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  stress usually comes from over thinking.

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  That's why it's essential to eliminate unnecessary

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  thoughts that distract you from your presentation.

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  It's easy to get stuck in a loop when

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  you're thinking about what others are thinking about you.

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  Instead focus on your presentation,

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  get excited about your topic and the insights you want to share with others.

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  If you focus on things that you can control,

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  like the quality of your presentation or your performance,

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  then you'll feel more confident and in control when you present.

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  But what do you do if something doesn't go as planned?

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  What if you mess up, just remember, it's fine,

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  you have to trust yourself and build your

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  confidence so that whenever situations thrown at you,

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  you'll be able to handle it with these.

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  Also take any failure as an opportunity to learn with this mindset,

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  you won't beat yourself up too much about mistakes,

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  you'll see everything as a practice to get better at what you're doing after all,

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  it's up to you to become the better presenter

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  Alright now that we've covered all four tips that will

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  help you to come down before your next presentation,

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  let us know which one you're trying out in the comments and if

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  it helps you feel more collected and confident before or during your presentation,

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  and if you enjoyed learning about these tips, feel free to leave a like,

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  also share this video with someone who you know is struggling with public speaking

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  or benefit from tips on how to not be nervous for your presentation.

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  Check out the links in the description box below. I'm not

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  from Presents Marketing Team and I wish you success in your future presentations.

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  Have fun and I'll see you next time. Bye.