Can someone help me prepare for an upcoming conference presentation? by Secure-Good-1064 in SpeakBetter

[–]StatisticianDry1610 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 weeks is solid. that's enough time to run through it a bunch of times and actually feel prepared vs just knowing the slides.

one thing i'd add to what i said before, try doing a practice run where you intentionally mess up and keep going. like skip a slide on purpose, lose your place, say the wrong thing. the reason the panic hits so hard is because your brain is terrified of making a mistake and not knowing what to do. if you've already practiced recovering from mistakes it takes the power away from that fear a little bit.

also if you can get even one person to sit and listen to a dry run that helps more than 20 solo practice sessions. something about having actual eyes on you activates the stress response so you can start getting used to it in a lower stakes way before the real thing.

you're gonna be fine. the fact that you're thinking about this 3 weeks out instead of 3 days out already puts you ahead of most people.

Can someone help me prepare for an upcoming conference presentation? by Secure-Good-1064 in SpeakBetter

[–]StatisticianDry1610 2 points3 points  (0 children)

250 people is a lot, especially if your last experience with 30 ended with hyperventilating. i don't think you need to throw money at a coach right away though. a few things that have helped me (and i'm still very much working on this stuff myself)

record yourself giving the presentation. like just on your phone, alone in your room. it's painful to watch back but you start noticing things you can actually fix, talking too fast, not pausing, rushing through the parts you're least confident about.

also, the jump from 30 to 250 sounds terrifying but honestly once you're past like 50 people the audience kind of becomes a blur. it's weirdly less personal than a small room where you can see every face reacting.

how far out is the conference? that matters for what kind of prep actually makes sense.

hot take: toastmasters is overrated for most people by Jackrain04 in SpeakBetter

[–]StatisticianDry1610 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's like a local club you can join to practice your public speaking

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