Reduce Presentation Nerves and Self-Doubt with these Actor’s Backstage Tips

You finally get that presentation or meeting set with your dream account. You arrive at their office pumped up and ready to knock your presentation out of the park!  But of course you have to wait…and wait….And with each passing minute you can feel that positive energy slip into anxiety and tension. Before you know it, your mind begins to wander, you’re second guessing your entire presentation, kicking yourself for not practicing more, or searching for distractions on your phone.  Presentation nerves claim another victim.
Regardless of whether you’re sitting in a reception area or waiting for customers to join you for an online meeting, presentation nerves can rob you of positive energy and necessary focus.  When you finally do get to your presentation, you feel awkward and uncertain.  And depending on your default “Fight or Flight” response, you either race or slog through it detached from your audience and your