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Confident Speaker Pro
#12 Staying Calm During Q&A Sessions
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#12 Staying Calm During Q&A Sessions confidence fear judgement self-doubt Apr 24, 2025

Why can Q&A sessions feel so nerve-wracking? For many, they’re the part of public speaking that feels most unpredictable. In a prepared speech, you have the comfort of rehearsing b...

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#9 Why Do We Get Nervous? Understanding the Fear Factor
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#9 Why Do We Get Nervous? Understanding the Fear Factor confidence fear stage craft stage fright Apr 03, 2025

Why do we get nervous, what’s happening in our brains and bodies when nerves hit, and—most importantly—how you can reframe that nervous energy as excitement? 

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#3 How to avoid freezing in the spotlight
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#3 How to avoid freezing in the spotlight fear stage fright Nov 13, 2024

 

Today, we're going to dive into why so many speakers go blank in the spotlight. What are the key triggers? And, most importantly, what can we do to avoid those panic moments?

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#2 Is fear of judgement holding you back?
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#2 Is fear of judgement holding you back? fear judgement Nov 06, 2024

Why do so many of us experience the fear of judgement? This episode looks at how it holds us back in ways we don’t even realise, and most importantly, how to move past it. By the e...

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