How to Speak Your Mind and Be Confident: 6 Helpful Tips for Shy People

22.02.2024 10:02

Not everyone can calmly share their opinions without worrying about it.

It's all about shyness, which sometimes ruins life and deprives you of interesting projects.

If you need to overcome it urgently, then a few simple tips will help.

How to overcome your shyness

First, you need to write down your thoughts. This will make it easier to voice them during your presentation.

In addition, you need to understand why it is important to speak out. In this case, it will be easier to make a decision and cope with fears.

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Practice in front of a mirror. You can also record your speech on a dictaphone to work on intonation and diction.

You should start with small comments, presentations, debates or suggestions that can be made at a work meeting.

The moment must be right. You must try to put emotions aside, otherwise they can only interfere. It is much better to rely on facts, statistics, and so on.

If there is a person present whom you are not shy of and whom you trust, you need to ask him to give feedback. A friend will be able to suggest the weak and strong points of the speech.

Earlier we talked about how a newbie can get along with colleagues.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor