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Stress in public speaking. What is stress? Why are we stressing? Why do we need stress? How does stress work?

What is stress?
According to the definition of Hans Sely, stress is a non-specific reaction of the body to any requirement imposed on it1 or according to another definition stress disturbs the state of equilibrium and puts us to the test or even exceeds our ability to deal with it. A stressor is a stimulus event requiring the body to do some kind of adaptive reaction3, e.g. entering the stage in front of the audience, and even the mere information about the need for a public appearance.

TEDXSGH 2019 BE(THE)CAUSE

TEDxSGH which took place on November 30th. It was attended by many people with, as we say in TEDx: “ideas worth spreading”. They raised topics such as etiquette in business, slow fashion, self-awareness, rhymes in hip-hop and social responsibility for the rehabilitation of prisoners and their return to normality. The last topic was presented by Marcin Czarnecki, with whom I had the pleasure to work on the presentation.

Tedx Warsaw Women 2019

The event was the crowning of the work of several dozen people over the last months. Together with my TEDx speakers, we worked individually on the content, message, body language and other aspects that make speeches memorable and have the power to change thinking.

What to prepare before a presentation or training? Here is a checklist for your presentation or performance

If you’re looking for a checklist in preparation for a presentation, you have come to the right place!

How to make a good first impression? How important are the first seconds for public speakers?

What should the speaker know? What attribution errors can listeners make in a public speech? A conscious performer knowing these principles can build effective strategies for self-presentation and building a personal brand, as well as realize that not everything depends only on his performance, and therefore reduce some stage fright.

How to build self-confidence on the stage?

Confidence plays a huge role in our lives. Often it results in us giving up many opportunities and challenges. How to build self-confidence? Below some specific exercises and methods are presented.

X jubilee TEDx Warsaw 2019

Yesterday’s Jubilee X TEDxWarsaw was full of many inspiring and interesting presentations. I am happy to prepare speakers for their speeches and be part of the TEDxWarsaw team. There were, among others, presentations about body-positivity, the use of space resources to save our planet, taboos about child depression, short-term rent, teaching at the best school in the world, as well as climate change, debate, ecology and many more.