To channel or to swaddle. You decide.  << Go Back

I’ve read 127 different books about presentation skill training. On the subject of being nervous, every one of those books recommends that the speaker “channel” the nervousness and turn it into more energy.  I have no idea how to do that. Do you?  So, I’ll just give you tips on the subject and maybe one will resonate. This technique to combat nervousness will sound nuts, but it works.  I found that when I wear a suit jacket or sport jacket, I’m less nervous. Another presentation skill trainer calls it swaddling.  It’s what you do to a baby to make it feel protected. It’s what a speaker can do to calm some nerves.  

Swaddle. Nuts right?