No Sweat Presenting: Fear Reduction
Wed 12 Feb
|Zoom
Effortlessly overcome the dread of presenting or speaking in meetings, by changing your inner story about presenting. Simply close your eyes
Time & location
12 Feb 2025, 19:30 – 21:30 GMT
Zoom
About the workshop
Effortless first step towards overcoming your dread of presenting or speaking up in meetings
Change the story within your inner mind to build speaking confidence
Utilizes fear desensitization techniques and the power of your imagination to change your mind’s automatic associations
Unique, small-group guided visualization workshop. No presenting required
Recommended for introverted, sensitive, fearful, phobic, neurodiverse or beginner presenters
Do you have a secret fear of presenting or speaking up in meetings that seems too much to fix? Thankfully there’s now an easier, brain-smart approach, using the power of your inner mind, to rapidly and effortlessly change your associations and inner story around presenting and speaking up. Using your imagination as a rehearsal room, you can now easily build your speaking confidence first, before improving your speaking skills later.
Uses a combination of evidence-based systematic desensitization techniques plus vivid visualization and suggestion to help overcome the dread, fear or phobia. Simply close your eyes and use your imagination to mentally rehearse new reactions and behaviours. The easiest possible first step to overcoming the fear of public speaking and building your presenting confidence. This session may be helpful for social anxiety too.
Whilst this session won’t improve your presenting skills, the weeks of dread before presenting should reduce considerably, as you find yourself just feeling more confident when presenting and speaking up. Combine it with any of the drop-in presentation skills workshops afterwards for more far-reaching change.
How it Works
Group size (1-15)
Session length: approx 2-hrs
Evening zoom sessions to minimise work disruption
After introductions and some brief brain-related theory, you’ll be gently guided whilst in a calm and relaxed state through a variety of imaginary presentations. If you have done hypnosis or guided meditations before then the experience will be familiar to you. If not, think of this inner mind journey as similar to an immersive VR experience, but with your eyes closed and your imagination providing the immersive experience. All you will need to do is to imagine along to the instructions given, in a quiet and undisturbed place where you can safety relax. Most participants are easily able to focus along with the guided visualization for the duration and feel calm and relaxed afterwards. During the session you’ll be asked to silently self-assess your own fear level. Most participants notice a rapid and significant drop in those scores. We will conclude with a brief group check-in and next steps.
Suitable For
Beginner speakers or presenters
Fearful, phobic, nervous or anxious speakers
Neurodivergent
NOT Suitable for
Confident, advanced or fearless presenters
Anyone wishing to improve their presenting SKILLS (please book a Skills Workshop)
Anyone requiring more personalised support (please book a 1:1 Appointment/Package)
Anyone with psychosis, epilepsy or any condition worsened by relaxation or anyone taking reality altering medication
Requirements
Requires a really comfortable chair, sofa or bed where you can safely lay back, relax back and remain undisturbed
Headphones are recommended
Video cameras to remain on
Listening to the practice audio files beforehand is strongly recommended
Pen & paper to jot down any insights
Important!
Workshop bookings are non-refundable
Participants must be age 18 and over
You are responsible for your own wellbeing. Whilst guided visualization is no more risky than daydreaming with your eyes closed, by making a booking you confirm that you have no psychosis, epilepsy or any significant mental or physical issues that could be affected by a guided imaginary experience. If you are in any doubt, please check with your healthcare professional first. Should any significant emotions or abreactions occur, this is an indication to seek additional healthcare support
Do not participate whilst under the influence of alcohol or any drugs that impair your thinking or mental capacities, or whilst operating machinery or driving. Ensure you are suitably refreshed after the session, before driving or operating machinery
Only join from a space where it is safe to relax, undisturbed. For safety reasons you will be asked to keep your camera on. Distractions from pets, people or devices should be minimised
Whilst every effort will be made to minimize distractions from other participants, this cannot be guaranteed
Technical issues or human frailty may occasionally require a workshop cancellation at short notice. Alternative dates or a full refund will be offered
DebbieJeremiah reserves the right to update and alter the workshop activities at any time
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