Public speaking - you know the feeling... you work for weeks, prepare your presentation to the best of your ability, try and ignore the nerves building up, then... Get on the platform or stand up at the meeting and POW! Dry mouth, shaky legs, blank mind... What the heck happened? You did everything the public speaking books say: You prepared well, got to know your audience, used all sorts of learning tools to reduce uncertainty and fear... But somehow your brain tripped you up. This is what happened... For one reason or another, your brain has learnt to provide you with the wrong unconscious response when you speak in public. ...
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