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Hey everybody. Its Lucas Mattiello, and today is part three of how to be comfortable
onstage. So, I just want to quickly recap what weve reviewed, so were grounded
in understanding all the benefits that will come from public speaking. Part two is weve
addressed the pre-talk nerves, the anticipatory anxiety, and now were on part three.
Part three is your pre-talk ritual. Thats right, steps to ground yourself before you
present. It�s very important. So step one for me, it�s always to make sure that I�ve
rehearsed, not memorized. Memorization does not help you, but rehearsing, just having
those key points down, this is very valuable because what it does is it frees my mind from
having to remember every single word. I just address the main points. So I�ve rehearsed,
so I am feeling a bit, you know, I am feeling pretty confident now because of that.
Part two is when I go there I have my pre-talk stance. As we addressed last time I am breathing
from my diaphragm. My shoulders are down. The other thing too is I avoid the nervous
shoulder roll in. People often do this. They roll in and they hunch over. Don�t do that.
You want to sit there. Ground your elbows. I try to pull my elbows in to open my chest
up. Open chest exudes confidence, and when you feel confident, your whole body changes
and reacts, so you want to ground yourself. When I am training students I always tell
them that you want to pretend like you�re going into battle, okay. You�re going to
war here. It�s a fun war, don�t get me wrong because it�s a war to increase your
message. Make money and make a difference in the world, but you want to be focused.
You want to be focused and say, �Okay, I have a game plan. I am ready.� So that�s
why you want to make sure you�ve rehearsed. The other part is that you want to make sure
you�ve had something to eat before. This is so common. People will skip meals, and
then their blood sugar is spiking and they feel light-headed, and they think they can�t
concentrate. This is so common. So, before a presentation I�ll make sure that I�ve
had, you know, a banana, some fruit, maybe an orange, almonds, I love almonds. If you�re
going to have those, make sure you bring a toothbrush because it gets all up in your
teeth, and that might not be the best thing in front of a large audience, so you have
these in place, and also hydration. People are typically so nervous that they don�t
drink, and this is very difficult because your mind cannot process information. People
are sluggish when they�re dehydrated, so make sure you�ve had enough water before
a presentation. Avoid coffee because if there�s any nervousness, you�re putting in more
caffeine that�s only going to make it even more intensified. So, water, you�ve had
some food, you�ve rehearsed, you�re grounded in your stance, and now you�re ready. So
the next part is we�re going to address how you start off the presentation.