Any advice for feeling more confident in client presentations? I’m not a great public speaker and I mask my nervousness well but I’m always shaking when presenting (even from home). My company likes to call ourselves “experts” but I feel like you should be in a role for at least a decade to begin calling yourself an expert. Any tips for improving presentation skills and feeling confident speaking to clients more than double your age?

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Just remember those people ain’t shit.
I mean that. The higher you go the more you realize that the gap between you and them is not as big as you’re led to believe. See that as an opportunity to know and own your shit !

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!!! Thank you 😄

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Honestly, as silly as it sounds, take an improve class as it can help with being comfortable in front of people.

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Honestly, I took a public speaking class at a local college. I used to be SO nervous. It really helped me to open up and embrace speaking in public. Now I practice in front of the mirror if I start feeling nervous.

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+1 on Toast Masters, I do runthroughs with myself at least once or twice before the meeting

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Is Toast Masters still around? I did that years ago, and it changed my life.

Practice. Make time to rehearse your talking points, and really dive into your narrative so that you’re speaking from a place of “i double checked everything, I’ve researched this. We can talk about it some more, if you’d like.” A lot of my fear of public speaking stems from my fear of being wrong or mispronouncing a word, so practicing before a meeting or a call has helped me a ton!

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