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How Can I Control My Nerves When Presenting?
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How Can I Control My Nerves When Presenting?
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What if I feel super nervous?
If you’re really passionate and interested in what you’re talking about and are going to be doing, there’s just a general level of positive nervousness. I think even the strongest presenters that present all the time are still getting nervous; the thing that they’re able to do is they’re able to manage their nervousness so it doesn’t come across to the listener.
—Jared Dickson, Communications Trainer, Founder and CEO of JD Communication Strategies
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What if I make mistakes when I am presenting?
Everyone makes mistakes. You will make a hundred mistakes today, if you’re lucky. If you’re not lucky you will make a thousand. You can’t avoid doing something because you think you will make a mistake. Just accept that you’re going to make a mistake and deal with it.
—Mike Monteiro, Design Director and Co-owner of Mule Design Studio
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Does confidence really matter when I present?
It is important because the designer has to be the most confident out of everyone in those meetings because people don’t know what they’re looking at.
—Donna Roggi, Creative Director at Credit Karma
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