Combat Public Speaking Nervousness

As comedian Bob Hope said, “If you’re not nervous before you perform, you’re probably dead.” We cannot make nervousness go away, but we can convert it into good energy. What we think of as nervousness is trapped energy. We just need techniques for converting bad energy into good energy.

There are two techniques you can use to turn bad energy into good energy and they are spelled out in Chapter 12 of Powerful Presentation Handbook:The Nuts and Bolts of Crafting and Delivering a Powerful Presentation.​