Caroline Goyder

So balance the leverage with the input and just do an equation as to how much time should I be putting into this and what's the benefit if I do?

And I think we all know deep down, the thing not to do is put your head in the sand and just ignore it because it terrifies you, which is what a lot of people do.

It creates a trauma, I think.

And you've probably come across so many clients who've had one disaster because they haven't prepped.

And that puts them off forever.

So they never practice.

Yeah.

it's much better to face the fear and say, right, I'm going to get as good as I can get for this speech.

And that sets you up then with a positive memory that then allows you to repeat it.

Another thing to say is if you can't practice, visualize it going well, because the brain is a predictive machine.

And if the brain has seen it go well, you know, this is just good NLP, isn't it?

If the brain's seen it go well, it thinks it's already done it before.

But that ease, that parity on stage is so powerful.

And you've done it by visualizing it.

So that is such a great strategy for anybody who's feeling nervous.

You can do that in the car.

You know, if someone's driving you somewhere, visualize your speech.

You can do it waiting in reception somewhere.

Any downtime, visualize success.

But don't ever visualize failure.