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I'm so nervous during presentations and meetings, how can I improve my public speaking?

Profile: greenberyl
greenberyl on Sep 6, 2015
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Practice makes perfect in almost any situation. If you're uncomfortable, just keep doing it until you're comfortable. After 10 presentations, you'll realize you're not that nervous anymore. It's not really that scary at all. Tip for presentations is to prepare well. Memorize everything when you first start out if you don't want to mess up the first few times. After a couple practices, you'll realize you have much more leeway to adlib.
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Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Sep 12, 2015
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Develop your confidence level and feel that you are explaining something which is of very important and critical and Believe in Yourself :)
Profile: Nakshathra
Nakshathra on Sep 16, 2015
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First practice your presentation in front of the mirror ,Alone in a locked room.When you feel confident enough ,Try it in front of one person on your closed circle.If he/She appreciate it ,Try the same in front of more people in ur circle.And you are ready to go! Before all these ,Make sure that 1.You have enough resources 2.You know the concept of the presentation well 3.You have done maximum research on the topic 4.You have got quick points to refer in a handy piece of paper All the best!
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Sep 19, 2015
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Try not to look directly into people's eyes. Have notes in front of you, incase you forget what you need to to talk about. Believe in yourself, and be confident! ^~^
Profile: 1morecup
1morecup on Sep 19, 2015
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Prepare well is the best thing you can do. For example in front a mirror. But you also can record yourself in front a webcam for practise ;)
Profile: kindBunny78
kindBunny78 on Oct 23, 2015
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First of all remove that one thing from your mind that you are nervous.Thinking about a problem and it's afffects only hearts doesn't heal.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 23, 2015
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Hello there... Yes public speaking is dreaded by most which makes it all the more impressive when done well. Your own interest and knowledge of your subject should give confidence and of course the little note cards with helpful bullet points on the lectern
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Anonymous on Oct 24, 2015
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Something that really helped me was to "give" the presentation by myself in my room or in the bathroom in front of a mirror. Just like if you are in your classroom, and start talking, then jus imagine what type of questions your classmates would ask and try to have some answers. go slide by slide and pretend you are there :)
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Anonymous on Oct 25, 2015
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Practice a speech in front of a mirror or try it in front of a person you know well. You could also try and improve charisma by staring random conversation with a stranger, I mean what's the worst that can happen?
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Anonymous on Oct 25, 2015
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Calm down. Its all okay, so stop worrying about the crowd. Think; your here because you got here and whatever you say counts, it matters, and it will make a significant difference. So dont worry-be confident and be yourself. You can do this. Tell yourself that because its true. The crowd doesnt matter- the people you are addressing and you, only these people matter
Profile: Lovelyattitude93
Lovelyattitude93 on Oct 25, 2015
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Look in the mirror & practice..speaking confidently and just trust urself and be ready with the stuff..u want to present.
Profile: lovelyLove58
lovelyLove58 on Oct 28, 2015
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Try to focus on an inanimate object in the room. And speak to that object. Graze the room with your eyes but keep coming back to that object. Don't lock your knees. And remember to breathe
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 28, 2015
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It happens when you are new to these things, but you will gain confidence in time. Getting prepared would do a lot of good. try not to look at an individual. but focus on the whole group. bring some humor from time to time in your presentations to extract their attention and smile.
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Anonymous on Oct 28, 2015
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simply by remembering to breathe, cause when we get nervous the first thing we do is freeze at the moment. But when we remember to breathe we gain a little self calm and we can clear our minds so we can think more better before we speak.
Profile: VisibleForEveryone
VisibleForEveryone on Oct 28, 2015
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Every time you deliver a speech, you are, in fact, leading. Whether you are a student, an executive, a politician, or a professor, you must lead your audience toward a particular objective. Your job isn’t simply to communicate ideas to your audience members—it is to show them you are a leader. As part of this process, you must think about how your audience members perceive you when you are standing in front of the room. You must examine what you do well and how you can improve
Profile: Letsdothis92
Letsdothis92 on Oct 29, 2015
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Try speaking in front of the mirror and always look at the eyes. Repeating this exercise will help you shed your anxiety and nervousness and also boost your self confidence
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You should probably practice approaching people first. Learn how to keep the conversation going. Get used to talking with people. Once you get a hang of it, you won't be having a hard time in public speaking.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 29, 2015
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Maybe try doing it in front of the mirror. Record yourself. See what you are good at/need to improve on
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Anonymous on Oct 30, 2015
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When I get nervous in front of other people I just imagine that I'm talking to the one person that I'm the most comfortable talking to and forget everything else.
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Anonymous on Oct 30, 2015
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Be confident first of all since its required evrywhere. Practice it several times and you will master it in few days
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