Stressed Out? Try This
Stressed-Out Before your Presentation? Managing Presentation Nervousness and Stress, Part I One of the most asked questions I get during my presentation workshops is: How can I get control of my nervousness and stress before I present? The good news is: you are not alone. Unless you are dead or drugged, the vast majority of presenters have this challenge. It is your body going on "High Alert", the same basic as the "Flight or Fight" mechanism that automatically kicks in when faced with danger. Now, most presentations are not dangerous, although it might feel that way. (thus the High Alert reaction). In my 15-plus years of coaching, I've found that the driving force behind this stress is insecurity. It could be that you don't know the material or message as well as you would like. Maybe you have so many slides you "need" to present that you're afraid you might forget some key info. Or you simply ...