64 Public Speaking Nerves: Why Practice Makes It Worse

Public speaking nerves don't go away with more practice. In fact, the

way most people prepare is actually making the anxiety worse — and

there's a clear psychological reason why.

In this video:

- Why your brain treats public speaking like a survival threat

- What safety behaviours are and why they keep the nerves going

- The one shift that actually reduces public speaking anxiety

- A technique to challenge the fear even faster (and a client result

that'll surprise you)

Over 12 years working with anxiety, the pattern is almost always the

same — the more people manage their nerves, the more stuck they get.

There's a better way.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Introduction

1:20 - Why public speaking triggers the threat system

2:45 - The mistake most advice makes

4:30 - How safety behaviours keep anxiety going

5:50 - What anticipatory anxiety is really doing

7:00 - What actually works

8:20 - A practical starting point (and the advanced version)

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