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What to do if you GO BLANK in the middle of a presentation + new course!

Confident Business English

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How to Prevent a Blank Presentation

"I wouldn't say that it's completely preventable because, you know, sometimes it can just happen out of nowhere," she says. "But I would say one of the biggest things that you can do is to prepare." If you feel less anxious and nervous, probably the likelihood is that you may not go blank as much,. You may still go blank, but I don't know if you're more relaxed and you know what you're talking about, then you're probably going to be able to deal with the situation better anyway", he adds.

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I sent, I tend to say oops, but you know, that's kind of a personal thing. Not many other people say oops, so maybe don't take my advice on that, but it's a possibility. Just a moment, let me look at my notes, you know, or just a moment, let me look at my, let me look at my notepad, you know, especially if you're in an interview, maybe you want to make sure that you say something specific. So don't be afraid if you're in an interview to just take a moment and just get the right words that you want to use or get the phrase that you, you wanted to say, because I mean, that's a super important situation. You want to make sure that you say everything that you want. I mean, ultimately, when you come out of an interview, there's always something where you're like, oh, I wish I said that, right? So, you know, don't be afraid to, to, to go back to your notes if you have to, if you go blank and then you're like, I don't know what I'm doing. So those are some ways that you, things you can say in the situation, as I said, it's easier said than dumb. But what about how you can prevent that situation from happening as much as you possibly can? I wouldn't say that it's completely preventable because, you know, sometimes it can just happen out of nowhere. Sometimes when we're a little bit stressed and we've got a lot on our plate, a lot on our mind, sometimes I find I go blank more because I'm just distracted. So it can happen, it can happen sometimes. However, I would say one of the biggest things that you can do is to prepare. Yes, yes, yes, I'm going to be the stickler for preparation. And it's really true. For example, this week, I had two presentations, mini, mini, mini presentations. One of them I did, I prepared, I wrote it down, perfect. The other one I didn't, which ones you think went better? Which ones you think I went blank in? Well, no surprises. I went blank in the second one. And in fact, I had to ask somebody to translate for me because I was so stuck, I was like, uh, I don't know what I'm saying. So there you go. That's a very small example on a very small scale, but it's true. The way that you get confidence is through practice. If you practice and prepare something, you are going to feel more confident. If you feel more confident, you feel more secure. You feel less nervous, you feel less anxious. If you feel less anxious and nervous, probably the likelihood is that you may not go blank as much. You may still go blank, but I don't know if you're more relaxed and you know what you're talking about, then you're probably going to be able to deal with the situation better anyway, even if it happens.

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