5 Ways to Calm Down Before a Presentation
From Fearless Presentations by Doug Staneart
May 4, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
This episode discusses techniques to calm down before giving a presentation.
Want to calm down before a presentation? Even if you don’t regularly experience the fear of public speaking, just before you start a speech, it is easy to feel anxious. This initial nervous energy can cause a speaker to have a shaky voice, dry mouth, or sweaty palms just before a presentation. The good news is that this experience is very common. Most of the time, if you start your presentation well, the level of nervousness will drop very quickly. However, sometimes when people feel that st...
People in this episode
Host: Doug Staneart
Topics covered
- public speaking
- presentation skills
- anxiety management
- nervousness
- communication techniques
Keywords
- calm down
- presentation
- public speaking
- nervousness
- anxiety
- communication
- speaking tips
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