STOP Self-Sabotaging Your Presentations: Boost Confidence!

17 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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Transcript excerpt of a TJ Walker YouTube video advising presenters to avoid self-sabotaging behaviors—especially early apologies or excuses—and to project confidence by smiling, addressing an audience member directly, and refusing to lower expectations. The speaker emphasizes not apologizing up front and instead conveying belief that the presentation will go very well.

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Stop self sabotaging your presentations. Don't ever start with oh, I'm not a good public speaker, or oh, I'm kind of nervous today. Oh, I didn't have enough time to prepare. Oh, we have a lot less time today than I thought. Are not lowering expectations, therefore potentially making you look better to your audience. They're just lowering your status in the eyes of your audience. Never apologize up front. Don't tell people you're uncomfortable. Put a smile, a little smile on your face. Look at one person and say something useful to that person. Stop being self indulgent. Oh, poor little me. Woe is me. I'm not good at this. I don't like this. I'm nervous. I don't mean to be insensitive. I really don't. I want to help you. Don't attack yourself. Let other people do that. When you're presenting, you need to exude the sense that you can't believe how well this is going to be.