How can you use your nerves to enhance your presentation?

Is really important to understand that a presentation comes with an adrenaline rush. This means our body will feel an energy hype and in that moment acknoledgement and visualization play an important role to calm our brain. Just thinking how this adrenaline flows into our body, how our heart rate will increase, how it will boost our blood into our mucles, and how it will also pass after a while, will help is keep taking and keep also the audience engaged: "happy to be here today, me and my adrenaline".

It's not necessarily the nerves themselves that cause the biggest challenge, it's the way we relate to our nerves. If we use our nervousness as a way to self-criticize or fuel our self-doubt, we are more likely to get tripped up. When you start to feel your heart pounding and palms sweating, do this: 1. Remind yourself it's NORMAL for your nervous system to get activated when taking courageous action. 2. Take calming action. Take a few deep breaths into your belly. Focus on the sensation of your feet on the floor. 3. Question the negative beliefs that begin to stir up along with the nerves. Remember: just because you feel nervous, doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you or that anything will go wrong in your presentation.

It shows that youre human. Humans are emotional creatures and have a nervous system that navigates this experience. The heart is magnetic so by calming your nerves you help to create a calmer experience. Whether youre anxious or joyful your reality created between your ears will form. Choose the best outcome in the field of endless possibilities. By worrying or not having faith you collapse a reality that you dont desire because you didnt believe in what you truly wanted. In the quantum superposition you have endless possibilities that you can collapse into your holographic universe. Choose peace and enjoy the ability to co create. The speech is just an act. You've got this!

Being nervous when you are about to give a speech is good, not bad - it shows you care! It shows you want the audience to like you and to go away with a positive experience. Be confident in what you will deliver, prepare well and practice, then practice some more. Any speaker that says they don't get nervous is either not being trustful or have given up and cares no more about what they audience thinks. Focus on the start, as once you get through this, once you have introduced yourself and moved into the real content you will get into your stride.

I was holding my broom and shaking. And I gave the best performance of my life! When I was a child, I did a 'cinderella' dance. I knew it, I loved it, and I was ready. But, standing on stage I had butterflies in my tummy. These were enabling nerves. But because I wasn't afraid of them, they simply enhanced my performance. Today, I recognise these when I experience them. Even though I haven't danced with a broom since I was a child, I know that each time I get them, I'm going to knock the presentation out of the park!

A nice perspective I learned in a book is to prepare your brain before, replacing "I feel nervous about this" with "I feel enthusiastic about this". This will shift our perception from something that generates stress, to something fun, good. Another tip is to practice power poses for 2 minutes before the presentation. This will reduce the cortizol level in our body, so we will manage nervs like a boss:) And of course, best tip is Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse. Preferably in front of a mirror, or record on camera.

There's a saying that the mind makes a terrific servant and a terrible master. One of the most effective ways to build confidence and reduce negative self-talk when presenting is to define clear metrics to measure against. Without clear metrics, it's easy for our brains to have a field-day with self-criticism. These criticisms tend to be vague or unfocused. For example: "They didn't look like they liked my talk." "Did I say something dumb." Support your brain in supporting your growth by defining specific metrics to measure your "success" when presenting. Things like: Did I keep to the allotted time? Did I make eye-contact? Did I share stories? Get specific to support self-growth and make it easier to avoid negative self-talk patterns.