The Truth About Confident Presenting

Chapter 34. Deal with Nervous Behaviors

The best way to deal with nervous behaviors is to take an inventory of them during practice sessions. Unfortunately, most nervous behaviors are neither obvious nor self-evident. Watching a videotape of yourself as you speak or asking a friend or colleague to critique you are two helpful ways to discover what you look and sound like when you speak. If your behavior betrays a bad case of nerves, you’ll know what to look for and how to control it.

Watching a videotape of yourself as you speak or asking a friend or colleague to critique you are two helpful ways to discover what you look and sound like when you speak.

What are the most common behaviors to look for in a nervous speaker? These four are most prevalent: ...