Studies have shown that when you need to build your confidence, if you smile and nod to yourself in the mirror while you're working on your presentation, your confidence will increase. Beware! If you do this exercise and slip up by saying to yourself, I'm going to do horrible in this presentation, you will just be reaffirming that notion to yourself. You will become more confident that you will fail. There is no room for sarcasm in this exercise.
If you are nervous about giving a presentation, try the exercise. You may feel goofy at first, but there is a chemical reaction that will happen in your brain that will help you feel confident in what you're saying. Give it a try.
