MBA2669 Q&A Wednesday: How Do I Not Get Nervous for a Public Speech?

Today's q and a Wednesday is an extra special one because it's a question that comes from someone that's very close to me, my big sister, Mona. Now Mona is a avid listener of the podcast and a big supporter. Thanks, Mona. But she's also an amazing human being. She's an educator. She's a manager at her school and a proud Guns N' Roses fan. More about that later. Now she's preparing to give a presentation to other teachers at her school, and a lot like other people who have to give a presentation, she's nervous. She doesn't wanna get anxious. She doesn't wanna forget what she has to say, and she definitely doesn't wanna, you know, keep looking back at her slides every two minutes, like a PowerPoint robot or somebody who doesn't know what they're talking about. So Mona asks, how do I stop getting nervous when I speak in public? We're gonna break it down in today's episode because if you got a presentation coming up, if you got a pitch, a talk of any sort, this advice is gonna save you. Welcome back to the $100 MBA show. I'm your host Omar Zenholm where I deliver practical business lessons three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday to help you start, grow, and scale your business. Before we jump in, can I get thirty seconds of your time? We love guiding you on your business journey and we wanna help even more people build their dream businesses and lives. So if you could hit the follow button on this podcast app, it would be greatly appreciated. It's completely free and it helps us out more than you know. Thanks. Let's start with the only cure for nerves that I know works a 100% of the time. And that's not positive thinking. It's not just being confident. It's rehearsal. Practice. Right? I rehearse every new talk I give fully around 30 times before I actually deliver it live on stage. Yes. 30 times. This is not an exaggeration. If it's a thirty minute talk, I'll rehearse that talk five times a day for six days straight. That means saying every word out loud, clicking through all my slides and knowing what's coming next, practicing all my transitions and, you know, how I'm gonna land with those transitions. I rehearse my timing, even where I will stand when I say each part of that talk. You might be thinking more, 30 times? Yes. 30 times. Trust me. Do this, and I promise you, you're gonna walk on stage or in front of your crowd calm, prepared, and in control. Why? Because you're actually confident, because you know it so well, because your body already knows what to do. You've practiced it over and over, and now it's just muscle memory. Think about Amona, my very own sister. You know the words to sweet child of mine from Guns N' Roses, not because you wrote those lyrics. Right? It's …