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adieman 3 Posts November 12 2011 12:01 GMT #1 Hello, I work at a marketing firm where presentation skills are required. Meetings occur frequently and I need to speak freely and confident infront of people. There is no place for anxiety and nervousness which I totally get, but of course cannot fake. This is something I want to work on, and wondering if you guys can recommend any online resources or real life training you have done and like? Thanks! Otherwise it's all good! Thanks for the help. Anton

sprd United States33 Posts November 12 2011 12:07 GMT #2 Look for a thing called Toastmasters. Most major companies have a branch, and at the very least most cities have a group. Check out their website. All about public speaking.

Symbioth Poland103 Posts November 12 2011 12:56 GMT #3 You need to fully understand why you feel anxious or insecure about this. Otherwise, it's not likely it will go away - and if it will, it probably won't be sustainable. No matter what great teaching, teacher, master, sage or whoever whatever awesome will tell you, if this is not in place, it won't make the difference you are looking for. The goal is not just to not feel insecure or anxious. You can feel good and fail just as well. Emotions inform you about your state of being - just as physical pain informs that there is something wrong on the physiological level, so does psychological pain inform you that there is something wrong on psychological level. Also notice that feeling insecure or anxious is not the real problem - the real problem is feeling overly insecure and anxious to the point where you cannot speak in a sensible way. If you feel somewhat anxious or nervous, it can be a motivational force, rather than a point of despair: you understand that the task is challenging to you and requires your attention - you need to focus and do your best. Also, you don't really have to be the supreme confidence guy, even if what you are doing is marketing. If you are somewhat shy, nervous and your body language, tone of voice etc is a bit shaky but you speak sensibly, fluently and you give the feeling that what you say is honest - people will likely understand. Probably the most important of all - this is not an achievement or prize to win that will catapult you into mighty heavens of awesomeness. Ability to present something in front of larger audience is normal and natural. To not be able to do so is a form of dysfunction, an issue that can be cured. Try things, experiment, do your own personal research and give it priority over books, teachers, training programs and so forth - you need to find what works for you. Remember that even if you fail, no one should judge you. When you fail or make some mistakes, it's not really who you are.You don't absolutely have to succed and you don't have to absolutely not fail, ever, no matter what - and don't say such things to yourself as this just a way to increase pressure on yourself and thus, probability to screw yourself up.

hypercube Hungary2735 Posts November 12 2011 14:53 GMT #4 Depending on how bad it is you might want to look at Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. You don't need a professional, it can be used effectively as a self-help method. The idea behind CBT is that your emotional reactions are caused by your thoughts (cognitions). When these cognitions are distorted your emotional reaction can be overly negative. E.g. you might think: "I'm definitely going to mess up this presentation" a cognition that has no basis in fact. This causes fear and probably negatively affects your performance. Instead you should substitute this cognition with something more accurate and positive. E.g : "I'm well prepared" Or you might make a small slip and say to yourself: "Everyone thinks I'm an idiot. I'll probably get fired." In reality you can't know what anyone is thinking. But it's unlikely someone (let alone everyone) would think you're an idiot for making a mistake. Your boss may or may not have noticed you sliped up but again it's very unlikely he's thinking about firing you. If these thoughts sound familiar you should definitely look into CBT for fighting anxiety.

micronesia United States24709 Posts November 12 2011 15:50 GMT #5 You shouldn't make a thread to ask us to do research for you. Try google or yahoo answers or things like that.

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