Tim Newman
speaker
5,843 appearances
23 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 13 Aug
Tim Newman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It sounds way too simple to actually work.
And I thought the same thing the first time I read the research.
But simple isn't the same as weak.
Simple is just easy to forget when you're standing in front of a room with your heart pounding, which is exactly why you need to practice it long before you need it.
Pair the phrase with a 30-second physical trigger.
a brisk walk backstage, two hard handshakes, a cue word under your breath.
That's just your version of Nadal's water bottles.
It has to be yours, and it has to happen every single time.
Then swap the sentence in your head.
Trade, I hope I don't mess this up, or this is my chance to add value to others.
One frames the moment as a threat.
The other frames it as an opportunity.
Here's what all three pieces look like stacked together.
Say you're two minutes from walking into a performance review that you've been dreading.
The old habit, you take a breath, tell yourself to relax, and spend those two minutes losing the fight against your own heart
new habit, you say it under your breath.
You shake out your hands twice.
You swap, I hope this goes okay for, this is my chance to show them the value I've created this year.
Same room, same nerves, same adrenaline running through you, but completely different two minutes because you gave your body a job to do with the energy it was already producing instead of trying to shut the energy off.
Watched his work with a student before a big pitch.
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