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Pep talks

Pep talks

Read this the day before your presentation

At this stage, go back to Chapter 6 and do a reality check. Does your thinking still check out? If so, good. If not, it’s not too late for tweaks or, if it comes to it, wholesale change.

Have you got notes that you can use during the presentation?

Have you sorted out any required visual aids that work? Have you produced handouts or takeaways, if needed?

Okay. Now concentrate on keeping your breathing slow and place your attention on what’s really happening around you. You are not doing your presentation right now, so any nerves you feel are horror movies. Go back to Chapter 7 if you ...

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