Hi all,
I'm just needing some good advice on speaking in front of groups without the nerves affecting my confidence and performance.
When I'm sat talking I can be ok with confidence, but if I have to stand up I become nervy and tense in my shoulders and neck and I can feel myself holding my breath, which leads to difficulty when talking. I try to relax by breathing and dropping my shoulders and thinking that nothing bad will happen, but I find I am not making progress in this particular area with these thoughts. I have done well with everything else but this is the obstacle that I am finding hard to overcome. I think I may be thinking too hard about not allowing the anxiety to get in the way, I have tried focussing my attention elsewhere which does work, but I think I may be far too conscious of people looking at me especially when I'm feeling anxious.
Has anyone suffered similar problems and how have you succeeded?
LK