tion and discuss the questions Read this article from a websiteon business communication which follow. Dealing with nervousness The Americon outhar Mark Twain once putit like this: There are Mo types of people: those thot are nervous and those that are liorx."So, once you occept that (almost)everybody who gives a Presen. lahon-whether formal or informal, long or short, to strangers or colleogues-is nervous, then need to find woys ladeal with nervousness and even learn how to use il to your advontogo. Let's first look at ways to deal with and reduce nervousness. 1 Prepare well. Foiling to prepare is preparing to fail." Preparation is the key to a successful presentation, Nolhing will rolox you more than knowing exacily what you want to say and having proclised soying it. Make sure you proctise your talk until you feel at home with it then you can concentrate on other things. 2 Leam to relax, Doing stretching or breathing exercises before your lalk can help you to reduce nervousness One example: before your presentation, sil comfortably with your bock straight. Breathe in slowly, hold your breath for about five seconds.then slowly exhale. You can relax your facial muscles by opening your eyes and mouth wide, than closing them fightly. 3 Check out the room Make yourself familiar with the place where you will be speaking Arrive early, walk around the room, and make sure avorything you need for your lolk is there Proctise using any equipment (o g. microphone, video projector, OHP) you plon to work with 4 Know your audience. II possible, great your audience as Ihey arrive and chat with them. II will be easier to spook to people who are not complete strangers. 5 Concentrate on the message Try lo focus on the message and your oudience-not on your own lears. 6 Visualize success. Imagine yourself speaking to your audience in a loud and clear voice. Then visualize the audience applouding loudly at the end of your talk as you smile. Use the steps above to reduce narvousness, but also remember thal being nervous isn't all bad.Many experienced presenters say that you can also use your nervousness to give you that extra energy thot you need to give a good performance. What other tips can you think of for dealing with nervousness? How do you deal with nervousness before or during a presentation? How do you prepare your presentations?