Ways You Can Hide Your Nerves When Giving a Speech
3) MOVE FROM YOUR CENTER
When speakers get
nervous, they often tighten their bodies and move their hands with floppy
movements from their wrists and elbows, kind of like the flippers of a penguin.
Their body is rigid. To control these nervous gestures, you have to add more by
moving from your core–not just your arms.
To experience the feeling, next time you stand, raise
your arms to the ceiling. Raise them as high as you can go, then raise them
even higher. To get that last inch, you’ll have to lift with your whole body.
This movement allows your full energy to flow through your entire body, which
makes you appear calm and collected on the outside–regardless of what you’re
feeling on the inside.
