A short spoken piece (YouTube video) teaching how deliberate, single breaths can instantly boost confidence in public speaking. The speaker describes using this technique while coaching middle-school Toastmasters (6th–8th graders) and gives a simple illustrative exchange showing how one breath changes delivery.
We're all breathing all day, every day. And the difference between doing it deliberately and intentionally versus not is I'm teaching like a Toastmasters public speaking for the sixth, seventh, eighth graders. And one of the things we're working on is confidence. And I'm like, look, it takes one breath to make you feel more confident. And if someone asks you a question, you can just remember to take one breath. You're going to sound more confident. You can say the exact same thing. Who's going to win Super Bowl? Bears. Who's going? Super Bowl, Bears.
