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Abi Stephens is a renowned TV Sports Presenter who has been track-side, pitch-side and ring-side the world over, hosting major sporting tournaments, including the Olympics and World Cups, for the likes of Discovery, BT Sport and ITV.
When she’s off camera, Abi is a Leadership Performance coach drawing on her rich experience performing live under pressure to help leaders in sport and business elevate their impact and influence, particularly under the spotlight.
Whether interviewing high-profile athletes or coaching business executives, Abi manages to draw out their most compelling stories so that they and the world learn and benefit from their experiences. An athlete herself, Abi has completed 6 marathons, including the prestigious Boston marathon.
In our conversation, Abi shares how she’s learnt to be present in pressure and to let go, when she decided to stop listening to the voice that said she needed a thicker skin, and how she found a source of professional strength through personal trauma.
Outline:
00:00 Intro
02:38 When do you remember experiencing pressure for the first time?
05:45 Was performance pressure something you were trained for?
08:49: How did you go on that journey of turning pressure into healthy pressure?
12:33: Staying present in pressure
15:25: When do you feel that pressure is becoming unhelpful, what is the first sign?
20:03: What do you do, in a moment of pressure, that gets you back in control?
25:30: Owning our responses in pressure moments: we can boss it!
26:59: Highlight 1: Lessons learnt
30:22: Dreading your dream job and taking ownership of it
32:58: Going from overspeaking as opposed to just listening in the We.
35:42: How has this helped you with personal pressure?
47:11: If you could pay forward, what would you offer to someone who wants to be better under pressure?
51:05: How rehearsing your thoughts out loud helps to release pressure.
52:26: Highlight 2: Lessons learnt
53:17: Outro
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By Sara Milne RoweAbi Stephens is a renowned TV Sports Presenter who has been track-side, pitch-side and ring-side the world over, hosting major sporting tournaments, including the Olympics and World Cups, for the likes of Discovery, BT Sport and ITV.
When she’s off camera, Abi is a Leadership Performance coach drawing on her rich experience performing live under pressure to help leaders in sport and business elevate their impact and influence, particularly under the spotlight.
Whether interviewing high-profile athletes or coaching business executives, Abi manages to draw out their most compelling stories so that they and the world learn and benefit from their experiences. An athlete herself, Abi has completed 6 marathons, including the prestigious Boston marathon.
In our conversation, Abi shares how she’s learnt to be present in pressure and to let go, when she decided to stop listening to the voice that said she needed a thicker skin, and how she found a source of professional strength through personal trauma.
Outline:
00:00 Intro
02:38 When do you remember experiencing pressure for the first time?
05:45 Was performance pressure something you were trained for?
08:49: How did you go on that journey of turning pressure into healthy pressure?
12:33: Staying present in pressure
15:25: When do you feel that pressure is becoming unhelpful, what is the first sign?
20:03: What do you do, in a moment of pressure, that gets you back in control?
25:30: Owning our responses in pressure moments: we can boss it!
26:59: Highlight 1: Lessons learnt
30:22: Dreading your dream job and taking ownership of it
32:58: Going from overspeaking as opposed to just listening in the We.
35:42: How has this helped you with personal pressure?
47:11: If you could pay forward, what would you offer to someone who wants to be better under pressure?
51:05: How rehearsing your thoughts out loud helps to release pressure.
52:26: Highlight 2: Lessons learnt
53:17: Outro