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Why You Should Embrace The “Butterflies” In Your Stomach During Public Speaking
By recognizing the moment when you did swallow them.
Have you ever had butterflies in your stomach when speaking in public? Do your nerves act up so terribly you cannot stay straight in front of a crowd? What if we have metaphorically swallowed those butterflies at some point in time and they are a part of us, helping us? We just have to learn how to make them fly in formation.
Recently I had the experience of walking into a feeling I had not felt in some time.
How I Swallowed A Butterfly
“2000”, written in golden letters, with the word “capacity” above it. I am standing in front of the conference room where I am about to give a speech.
Two thousand people to see me! Wow, I must be awesome. My ego jumps out of my head and starts dancing hip-hop in front of me.
I enter the room to see the conference organizer putting the last chairs. I have arrived too early on spot. I have to wait.
Twenty, fifteen, ten minutes to go. I spend all that time, … staring at, … empty chairs.
I have never seen so many empty chairs in one place in my whole life.
