I definitely dont feel drugs or alcohol is the solution otherwise you might need to get drunk or use before any similar event however i practice meditation and believe this could be your answer as it teaches to clear your mind and calms your thoughts which anxiety is negative thoughts rushing in your head.
best way to relax before a public speech or important meeting?
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Two easy steps to stay calm during a speech:
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- Do not memorize your speech - only your key talking points.
- Realize that nothing that you say will matter in 100 years.
That is all.
I'm always nervous before speeches, presentations, lectures, etc, whether I know the material forwards and backwards, or I'm woefully underprepared. After 30 seconds I hit a groove and I'm totally calm and in the zone. I think anxiety prior to any public speaking is normal, as it indicates that you actually give a damn.
- know your shit
- i prefer a little nap like an hour before
- drinking doesn't help, but pain meds do
- but the biggest thing is to think what's the worse that can happen? you walk up there, slip and fall and stumble... so? you going to be ok with that? then pick up your skirt, grab your balls and head for the stage
- i prefer a little nap like an hour before
- drinking doesn't help, but pain meds do
- but the biggest thing is to think what's the worse that can happen? you walk up there, slip and fall and stumble... so? you going to be ok with that? then pick up your skirt, grab your balls and head for the stage
realize that in the future, you have already been dead for an infinite amount of time, no one remembers you, gives a shit what you said, or cares if it was good or bad. In the grand scheme of things, you may as well never have existed.
So when you get on stage, just have fun and make sure that you get the experience you want, because that's the only kind of meaning your actions will ever have.
So when you get on stage, just have fun and make sure that you get the experience you want, because that's the only kind of meaning your actions will ever have.
What got me over my fear of public speaking was just doing it a lot.
Those of you taking drugs/drinking are being pussies.
No offense, pussies...
drugs might be a bad idea if you don`t know how you will react to a particular drug. Ani anxiety medication always works. One or 2 quick blunt hits never killed anyone either.
yeah, this is good too. usually people are not even thinking about what you're saying cause they have too many problems. just make sure to look good after for the pictures, that'll all that will matter in a year from now.
1. Always know your material well. Your brain hates being lied to, so having the confidence in knowing your shit will help tremendously. If the material is ingrained into your subconscious, when it comes time to recall it, you won't have any issues.
2. Give yourself a pep talk beforehand. Say things to yourself like, "I ALWAYS rise to the occasion and perform under pressure. I'm going to do a phenomenal job! I can't wait to get up there and kill it. I'm going to blow these people away."
I'm my own harshest critic, and those 2 tips have helped me become a great public speaker.
2. Give yourself a pep talk beforehand. Say things to yourself like, "I ALWAYS rise to the occasion and perform under pressure. I'm going to do a phenomenal job! I can't wait to get up there and kill it. I'm going to blow these people away."
I'm my own harshest critic, and those 2 tips have helped me become a great public speaker.
Stop being a pussy and just step out of your comfort zone, you'll get better at it as you continue to do it like anything in life.
My method - build yourself up in your mind before hand.
eg. "I'm a fucking genius / these people all want to hear my thoughts / I am going to be super witty and insightful / etc"
protip: Confidence is key in anything in life.
Inspirational quote: "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
eg. "I'm a fucking genius / these people all want to hear my thoughts / I am going to be super witty and insightful / etc"
protip: Confidence is key in anything in life.
Inspirational quote: "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt