Hi
...I've always been terrified of public speaking.
Always imagined how it must feel to be on stage in front of a
hundred or so people and VIP's....and decided that I couldn't do it.
Especially presenting something that I care deeply about...health!
So, when my Manager asked me to present at a conference in January, right up until the moment I stepped on stage...I battled hard with nerves, excitement and nearly bailed out a few times.
I'm told this is natural!
However, as I often write in these emails, I decided to treat this like an experiment into all the things I had learnt about fear, fight or flight reflexes and presenting in itself.
I had the sweaty palms, my heart was pumping right up to the moment I stood up.
Then, something twigged in my mind.
I knew there was a camera on me...and I knew my boys would watch it.
From that moment I realised this was bigger than me and my nerves. If I could give one person a useful idea that could improve their life, then I had a duty to get up on stage
and after it.
I enjoyed every second of it then..I've got the speaking bug!
Here it is in it's entirety for you all...let me know what you think!
J
