Presenter Mastery Podcast 4. Angels Cocktail To Optimize Your Mental State
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Dec 20, 2023 Discover how to shift your mental state for peak performance, especially in presentations. The hosts explore the 'angel's cocktail' of positivity versus the 'devil's cocktail' of anxiety. Learn techniques like reframing anxiety as excitement and using meditation for focus. They delve into the power of nostalgia and gratitude for calming nerves, and discuss the biochemical drivers of confidence like dopamine. With personal anecdotes, they highlight the importance of internal communication and emotional connection in engaging an audience.
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Internal Communication
- Internal communication, how you talk to yourself, is crucial for presentations.
- It affects external communication skills like body language and delivery.
Excitement vs. Anxiety
- Excitement and anxiety share similar physiological responses like high pulse and adrenaline.
- The difference lies in how you interpret these feelings.
Singing Study
- In a study, amateur singers who told themselves they were excited performed better.
- Those left to their usual pre-performance anxieties performed worse.