There are many situations in business that can send our stress level flying. It can be as simple as a meeting with your boss or a sales call. It can also be something like speaking in front of an audience.
Preparation combined with confidence will offer you a great start. Here are a couple of other tricks that may help.
1. Give yourself a break. You don’t have to be perfect. If you make a mistake, smile and continue.
2. Find a way to calm yourself so that you can burn some of the extra adrenaline. Try a few push-ups against a wall and a few deep breaths as you enter the room to reduce your heart rate.
3. If it is appropriate, let the other people do most of the talking. We all love to talk about ourselves.
4. I am going to assume you are dressed in a professional manner. Don’t concentrate on the impression you are making or how you look. Rise above it and remember they are interested in your subject.
5. Clasp your hands in your lap if you have to. Avoid fidgeting and other nervous gestures.
It doesn’t matter if you are nervous. It matters if they see you sweat.
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