Does it ever feel like your brain and mouth are out-of-sync? You know what you want to say but your mouth just doesn’t play along?That’s exactly the experience that’s been described by a regular listener, and they’ve asked me for some tips:“You know, as much as I prepare myself to aid my confidence, it always feels like the right words won’t come out when presenting. Of course I am nervous, probably more than most but I know that presenting clearly is so important ( perhaps this thinking makes it worse?)Anyway, I’ll do what I can to calm my nerves and tell myself to relax but what my brain thinks versus what comes out are just not in sync!I end up constantly correcting what I said which completely destroys the message.Either I’m losing my mind or I just need some advice or skills to almost switch into gear before presenting”This is SUCH a common challenge!Listen in to hear:The biggest mistake we make when this happens, and what to do insteadWhy it’s actually not about the wordsHow to shift your focus to what your audience needs and wants from you, rather than obsessing over the perfect wordsWhy you don’t want to ‘correct’ yourself, instead, focus on connection (don’t correct, connect)Why you can trust that you know your stuffIf you’d like me to answer your question on a future episode, chat with me on instagram.Get my weekly newsletter here.And if you’re listening before 12.30pm AEST on Thursday 25 September, register for my Elevator Pitch Practise Session here.

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