{"id":4304,"date":"2019-06-21T09:20:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T23:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2020-11-11T06:37:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T06:37:18","slug":"3-secret-mind-hacks-to-double-your-confidence-when-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/3-secret-mind-hacks-to-double-your-confidence-when-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Secret Mind Hacks To Double Your Confidence When Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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When I was 13 years old I had a socially traumatic experience. I was asked to read in front of the class. I\u2019ll never forget that moment, as I started to read I began to \u2018stutter\u2019. All of a sudden my whole world closed in on me. I could feel everyone\u2019s eyes looking at me and judging my inability to read. It felt like everyone was thinking \u201cColin can\u2019t even read, he must be pretty dumb”. I remember this one event negatively impacted me for over a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until I got into my 20’s and realized this situation had shaped how I viewed public speaking, that I was able to deal with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

How about yourself? Have you ever had a situation or circumstance that has negatively affected you and still impacts you today when you get up to speak? I think we all have our own challenges when it comes to speaking to an audience, whether that be online or a live stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I wanted to give you 3 mind hacks that I use to help me overcome my fear and command the stage with absolute certainty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Focus on purpose<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 one of the biggest mistakes that people make is focusing on themselves when they speak in public. If you come into a presentation and are worried about what the audience will think of you, what your colleagues will say or whether they will like you, the feeling you\u2019re going to experience is fear. But if you focus on the big purpose of why you\u2019re presenting and the positive contribution you get to make, then all of a sudden you\u2019ll feel different about the presentation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Choose to focus on \u2018purpose\u2019 and you\u2019ll not only feel better, but you\u2019ll present better.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Conscious breathing<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 it\u2019s mind-blowing how much your breath impacts your level of confidence and presence when presenting. When you move into fear your breath will become shallow and short. If you consciously take longer slower deeper breaths right before you speak, your adrenaline will drop, your presence will increase and your ability to communicate will optimize.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Before every presentation, slow your breath down and be conscious of taking longer slower deeper breaths. Even take 2 deep breaths now and you\u2019ll instantly notice your stress dropping. \u00a0This stuff works! It can instantly settle your nerves and get you into a state ready to be present with your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Get the speech in your body\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 so often we go into a presentation with a written speech, but not properly preparing our body. \u00a0We may have read our speech, but we haven\u2019t got our speech into our body.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        What I mean by that is practicing your presentation at least three times \u2018out loud\u2019 in front of the mirror or to a friend and allowing your body movements and feelings to experience it as you present.<\/span><\/p>\n

        You need to allow time for your mind, emotions and physical body to become familiar with the flow of your content so that you will be able to present effectively. The reason why this is so powerful is that when you\u2019ve properly practiced it reduces the amount of mental cognition you need to be present.<\/span><\/p>\n

        If you don\u2019t do this you\u2019ll present in a way that feels clunky, awkward and disengaged. If you haven\u2019t got your speech in your body, your mind will be working overtime to stay on track instead of actually connecting with your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n

        When I get up to present, whether it\u2019s to 10 or 10,000 people I feel excited about the opportunity I have to make an impact on people\u2019s lives, because I use these methods. There is no greater opportunity to have a chance to shift people\u2019s thinking and impact the quality of their life through presenting.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Hope this has been helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Happy presenting.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          When I was 13 years old I had a socially traumatic experience. I was asked to read in front of the class. I\u2019ll never forget that moment, as I started to read I began to \u2018stutter\u2019. All of a sudden my whole world closed in on me. I could feel everyone\u2019s eyes looking at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[109],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colinboyd.co\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}