Don't think that anyone is born comfortable standing in front of groups with all eyes on them

while having to hold their attention with your speaking. That situation used to lead to death, so it makes sense.

All we have to do is just remind your primitive brain that we are no longer in primitive times.

You are not actually in any mortal danger. Here are some great advice that

someone gave me once about getting over nervousness. They said, the reason why there's no

reason to be nervous is that people don't really care that much about what you have to say.

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Okay, so today's question comes in from Matthew Jacobs in Kentucky, who says his weakest link is speaking before groups.

He has had a 25-year successful career in the financial services industry, but what is

holding him back from really excelling in his profession is public speaking. He confesses that he

gets gripped with stress and fear every time he tries. He says, some are born to be a good

speaker and others like myself run the

other direction. What do I do? He asks. Okay, Matthew, first of all, don't think that anyone is born

comfortable standing in front of groups with all eyes on them while having to hold their attention

with your speaking. There certainly might be some wildly rare exceptions, but by the

rule, we all, at least initially, have a great fear of speaking in front of a glaring audience.

It's a primitive fear, one that was very real and valid for hundreds of thousands of years of our

existence. Being isolated on open and exposed

plane with the eyes of other animals, including other humans, fixed upon you meant imminent,

mortal threat and danger. You are feeling those same primitive nervous system responses now.

Even though those humans today are not leering at you from the brush, holding their spear, waiting to pounce.

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