Dealing with Nerves

Giving a presentation is really no big deal – it’s just standing in front of people and talking. How difficult can that be? But when the moment comes, and all those people are looking at you, your palms sweat, your heart thumps, and your mind goes blank. That’s presentation nerves. All you want to do is dig a hole and disappear.

Ok, so here’s the good news. Put away the shovel, you won’t need it. There are tried-and-tested methods available to help you out. These easy techniques help to stop anxiety from becoming overwhelming. If you learn how to use them well, they can even turn that nervous energy to your advantage. And that’s what this course explores.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Apply effective preparation techniques to manage stress
• Recognize how performance anxiety affects you
• Implement a plan to successfully deliver a presentation

Why take this course?

Nerves can affect any of us, at any time. If you’ve put lots of work into building a great presentation, you don’t want to let nerves stop you from delivering it well. And these techniques aren’t just helpful for presentations – they are useful for other stressful situations, too. This course will show you how to take control and stop nerves from getting the better of you.

5 mins | SCORM | Takeaway Tasks