6 Tools to Transform Your Public Speaking Fears into Confidence

Public speaking used to terrify me.

I had a really bad experience in high school that rocked me to the core. After that, anytime I tried to speak in groups, I would freeze, turn bright red, stutter my words, and adrenaline would surge through my body.

But I wanted to do a TEDx talk someday…

So, I kept practicing. I kept putting myself out there. And I learned that fear isn’t the enemy—it’s just energy. With breath and presence, we can alchemize fear into aliveness, presence, and even excitement.

In this video I share 6 tools that helped me on the TEDx stage:

✨ Exposure Therapy

✨ Own the room

✨ Befriend the space

✨ Be a lighthouse, not a spotlight

✨ Reframe fear as excitement

✨ Ground + orient

Are there tools that you have used to help you move from fear to presence while public speaking? I’d love to hear.

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