Five Tips for Managing Stage Fright before a Presentation

Is there a way to manage stage fright just before a presentation? Sure. To begin with, realize that your anxiety almost never matches reality. Your fears about what people are thinking and what's going to happen are unrealistic and hugely colored by your emotions. It's also probably true that you have more going for you in terms of talents and abilities than you recognize.

That's a pretty decent one-two punch to have ready before the bell rings for Round 1.

Five Ways to Reduce Your Anxiety before Speaking

These five steps are designed to point you in the right direction just before your presentation. The one thing you shouldn't do—the trap that the majority of people fall into—is to think of your content, trying to make it perfect before you go on.

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