A speaker shares how repeated practice in front of small groups desensitized their fear of public speaking. They used a handout with a clear outline to stay organized and prevent getting lost, which also helped attendees follow along and reach out afterward with client inquiries.
Even though I logically knew that, it was still terrifying. Like my voice would quiver. I would hang onto a piece of paper and it was probably shaking like this, but I eventually got over that. And it was just doing the same thing over and over and over. And I would always have a handout and it had an outline of what I was going to say so that I would not get lost. Other people would write whatever notes they wanted on the handout and could take it with them. And it was great because then they could contact me with their questions. I'd I did get clients from that. It was the perfect way for me to get local clients. And it took me a long time. I will say a very long time to get over the fear of just standing up in front of a small group of people. If I can do it, you can do it.
