Anxiety in Giving Presentations

   Why Hypnotherapy and EMDR can be so Supportive in Giving a Great Presentation

Whether you are giving a sales pitch, account summary and projection or a presentation about a given subject like health or sport etc, capturing and maintaining your audiences attention is vital. Your presentation starts the moment your walk into the room. You are being assessed, from the clothes you wear, your body language, how you meet and greet and your eye contact.

In essence the presentation is a sales pitch: you are selling an idea, a forecast, a product or the future, but most importantly you are selling yourself. There needs to be a rapport between you and the audience.  Are you credible, trustworthy, knowledgeable and do you know your subject: are you an authority that can be relied upon?

If you have read the book by Michael Caine –  ‘Blowing the bloody doors off’ , you will note how many endless hours of rehersal Michael Caine did prior to ever standing on the set. He would even rearrange his hotel room to resemble the set scene and then go over and over the script.  The reason for this should he be interrupted or things change he would not be phased or become anxious, he could focus on the interaction between his fellow actors and the camers.

Giving a presentation is the same – KNOW YOUR SUBJECT.

POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS ARE A GUIDE – YOU ARE THE ONE THAT FILLS IN ON FURTHER INFORMATION AND MAKES THE CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

However, if you then become overcome with anxiety, fear of making a mistake, stage freight, then help is at hand.  Through EMDR and Hypnosis the underlying cause of anxiety and fear of not being good enough, fear of making a mistake can be reduced.  Also through visulisation techniques and future pacing, just like in sport, the presentation outcome can be visulised under hypnosis so that the subconscious mind believes this is now and how presentation should go.  Remember the subconscious has no conception of time.

I have over my career given many presentations to boards of director, buyers to large chains, societies and many more. It should be a pleasurable experience, if however your are filled with dread and fear, please contact me and I would be delighted to help.

“Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back. Learn to create your own opportunities.”
– Sophia Amoruso, American businesswoman

If you would like to know about my approach and hypnotherapy and EMDR please feel free to contact me on tel:07464202715