LIFE HACK
SCHOOL IS BACK, AND WHETHER YOU’RE IN SIXTH GRADE OR COLLEGE, EVENTUALLY SOMEBODY’S GONNA MAKE YOU STAND UP IN FRONT OF THE CLASS AND TALK.
IF THAT MAKES YOU NERVOUS, HERE’S A LITTLE RESET: RIGHT BEFORE YOU PRESENT, GENTLY PINCH YOUR NOSE FOR A FEW SECONDS.
IT’S NOT MAGIC — THE IDEA IS TO GIVE YOUR BRAIN ONE SMALL PHYSICAL THING TO FOCUS ON INSTEAD OF, “OH MY GOD, EVERYBODY’S LOOKING AT ME.”
THEN LET GO, TAKE ONE SLOW BREATH, DROP YOUR SHOULDERS AND START TALKING.
BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME, THE WORST PART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING IS THE 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY DO IT.