If your confidence seems to disappear whenever you have an interview, a meeting, or a presentation coming up, you are not alone. It’s something that most of us struggle with at some point or other during our careers. The good news is that however this lack of confidence, or nervousness shows up for you, there are things you can do to help.

In this episode of HR Coffee Time, Career Coach Fay Wallis shares five main ways a lack of confidence or feelings or nervousness can show up and what to do about them.

Key Points From This Episode

[01:32] Fay explains she’s going to talk through the five main ways a lack of confidence or nerves can show up and what to do about them

[01:53] The fight or flight response is often triggered by the stress of the situation

[02:58] If you get a dry mouth when you’re nervous take a bottle of water with you

[05:13] If you get the shakes when you’re nervous, do something physical to release the adrenaline in your body

[06:09] Matt Abraham’s tip is from his book, ‘Speaking Up without Freaking Out’ (this is an affiliate link, so Fay will receive a small commission from Amazon if you purchase the book through it)– hold a cold bottle of water in your hands if your lack of confidence or nervousness shows up as blushing, sweating, or getting hot

[07:43] Tackle voice changes by warming up and relaxing your vocal cords

• Jackie Gartner-Schmidt’s TEDX Talk: Your Voice Says A Lot About You

[10:57] Keep racing thoughts at bay by doing PQ reps

[10:57] Fay wraps up the episode

Useful Links

• Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
• The Bright Sky Career Coaching website
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• The Essential HR Planner

 

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