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Dominic from here and in this video I want to share with you some breathing exercises for confident public speaking. Breathing is really important for making you sound and feel confident when you are in front of an audience. The first thing you should think about is the placement of your breath. A common mistake that people make when they are nervous is to start breathing up into the chest. This increases the adrenaline flowing around your system and you enter into ‘fight or flight mode’. The best way to overcome your nerves is low breathing. Use your diaphragm by relaxing your stomach muscles and allow your breath to drop in and fill your lungs. Use your ribs and the intercostal muscles too, like you’re filling up a barrel! The simple breathing exercise I share in this video will help you to calm yourself down before a presentation. What you are actually doing is lowering your cortisol levels (your stress hormone) and at the same time increasing your testosterone levels (your confidence hormone) so it’s an absolute win-win! I hope that you find my breathing exercise for confident public speaking useful. Please share your comments with me in the box below and I'd love to hear about any other tricks that work for you. Keep shining (and breathing)! Dominic WEBSITE: BLOG: TWITTER:
