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If you've ever been asked to get in front of a microphone and share your story, share your ideas,

share your wisdom with the person on the other side who's got a mic in front of their face,

you know that it's not as easy as it sounds. Something changes in the dynamic when that

microphone is placed in front of you.

You immediately begin to think, well, who's going to hear this? Who's listening? What is the

audience going to think of me? What are they going to say? Am I going to sound smart to them?

Or am I going to sound like I know what I'm talking about? Am I even supposed to be here

because of the audience and what they might think?

Are they going to think that I don't belong?

We put this pressure on ourselves to feel brilliant or to say something brilliant, to say something profound or deeply insightful in that moment.

So we heap pressure on our shoulders.

And then, of course, we get the podcast voice,

where we want to make sure that our inflection and tone come off as if we are truly well-versed in being on a podcast. Isn't that right? And so we keep all of this pressure on ourselves.

The dynamic changes when a microphone is placed in front of us.

You can call it imposter syndrome.

You can call it, like I've done several times here, pressure, no matter what, the dynamic

changes.

And so what I want to talk to you about today is how do you show up more confidently when you are a guest on a podcast?

A lot has been said or written. We all know the fear of public speaking and being on a podcast

is a form of that. Yes, it's not exactly being on a stage in front of a live audience,

but it is a form of public speaking and people do have real fears about it.

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