Talk Details & Outlines
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No More Stage-Fright: Developing Relaxed Confidence in Speaking
Everyone gets the pre-show jitters: performers, athletes, and speakers, from
rank beginners to world class pros. And for public speakers, out-of-control
nerves can hugely diminish the impact of our talks. But there are solutions!
In this enlightening session, Iain introduces listeners to the science
of optimal arousal levels, along with tools from sports/performance psychology and techniques
to help you get in the zone, under pressure, every time.
- Stage-Fright: What it is, what it means for speakers, and why it really matters
- Understanding it as "Elevated Arousal": It's supposed to happen!
- Performance psychology: Achieving Optimal Levels of Arousal
- The Drill to Performance Spectrum: 7 types of practising and rehearsing
- The Work 1 - Ongoing: Ways to practise and train for relaxed confidence
- The Work 2 - Leading Up: Practising and rehearsing for a specific performance
- The Work 3 - Showtime: Pre-performance and in-performance techniques
- Conclusion: Long term development as a confident and relaxed performer
Download the detailed outline as pdf here.
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