I was a presenter at a large conference last week. As I watched the other presenters I found myself rethinking my presentation and wanting to make last-minute changes.
Why?
I started to second guess myself as I compared myself to the others and found myself wanting. Should I make my slides more like theirs? Or have less slides? Should I be funnier? Add in more data?
I was joking with a fellow presenter about this, and he admitted he had the same feeling. Then another presenter chimed in, saying he’d experienced the same. And we all laughed about it.
Because we’d temporarily forgotten that the best job we can do comes from being ourselves and bringing our own talents and gifts. After all, I can be a better ‘me’ than I can be someone else. And I’d put in the effort to design and practice already. It’s just my insecurity talking, causing me to doubt myself.
The reality is changing things at the last minute will not make the presentation better and will likely mess with my confidence, thereby increasing the risks of mistakes and failure.
Try this ONE thing
Stay calm, stay confident and go forward. Trust yourself that being yourself is the right choice.
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