Scared of Public Speaking? “We’ve Got To Go Through It!”
When I'm coaching people to greater confidence when speaking in public or in groups, they always ask me how they can be 'fast-tracked'. "What's the secret?" they say. What they really mean is: "How do I get to achieve this immediately without any feeling of discomfort?" This scary, brain-frying headspace – known in psychological terms as 'conscious incompetence' – is there for a reason: so that you can be creative, learn your craft, practice a heap of strategies... and become satisfyingly resilient along the way.
Divergent Thinking Helps Us Be More Creative at Work
Give a team space to think imaginatively and they’ll be stronger, braver, more creative and more resilient.