How to take the terror out of a talk
We are more afraid of the light, when we step into spotlight. We have nowhere to hide and become very fearful. I have battled with nerves and shying away from the light and am gradually learning to rethink what I tell myself.
Today I am going to cover two aspects on how to take the terror out of a talk and help you reposition your thinking around nerves and fear.
Take off your serious person's hat!
InterPlay is an improvisation technique, created by Cynthia Winton-Henry and Phil Porter in California, over twenty five years ago but it still new to New Zealand. Belinda Meares, from Canterbury has been running workshops for a couple of years throughout the country and SCA members have been to them in both Christchurch and Auckland.
Put on your red dress and be confident
Red dresses flash before me. I have this image of a sexy, glamorous, red dress and needing to tap into the power of that. My old image is a lifeless grey, stained cardigan. It’s very easy to slip it back on but it is tired and keeps me stuck.