calm yourself down
Posted by: maureen in presentation, expression, direction on
Feb 12, 2012
Do you get nervous before you give a presentation? I do. When the butterflies show up--they feel more like wasps, by the way--I say to myself, “I’m nervous because I care.”
And then I have fun, because talking with people in person--being able to tell which direction to head next based on the expressions on their faces--is fun.
It reminds me of how I used to freeze up before starting a big project. Then I read Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art. Now I still freeze up, but I don’t freak out about it. I recognize it as part of the deal.
And then I get to work!
And then I have fun, because talking with people in person--being able to tell which direction to head next based on the expressions on their faces--is fun.
It reminds me of how I used to freeze up before starting a big project. Then I read Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art. Now I still freeze up, but I don’t freak out about it. I recognize it as part of the deal.
And then I get to work!
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