Anyone else still get nervous to speak on calls/presentations even though you’ve been doing this for years?

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I do, especially if it’s on a topic that others are confident in but I’m still learning!! My face will get red and my voice starts shaking lmao

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SAME lol

I start SWEATING and the minute I don’t have to speak anymore I relax. Only when it’s work related, if we’re making small talk I’m fine

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Ugh I feel your pain

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Literally the feeling never goes away. Got used to the flow of things and how to handle speaking/facilitating calls, but some types of calls I feel I’m in over my head half the time.

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Ok how do we overcome this

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Years of experience - eventually you are in a position where you’ve been through a given scenario many times before and can run a meeting flawlessly.

I had this experience when I was a newly promoted manager and I hated feeling so exposed. However, if you prepare and get all your docs/facts in order and know what you're going to say, it will get better and in a year or two, it will feel more natural.

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Me :(

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May or may not still rehearse how I think an important conversation is going to go in my head before it actually happens...

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Might not help but everyone else is just faking it. Learn how to respond to hard questions and you will be fine. Nobody is 100 percent prepared all the time.

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