Play it in the ten minutes before you present, with headphones in, and once more if there’s time. It takes two or three minutes. If you can, say the notes quietly along with it, so your voice is warmed up before the first slide.
Read by Ivy
01About to present. My mind is busy, but the work I did is still here.
02My slides help me. If I lose my place, a glance gets me back.
03I speak more slowly than feels natural. Slow sounds sure of itself.
04A friendly face, then another. I’m talking to a few people, not a crowd.
05Shaky hands are my body getting ready. The audience notices far less than I do.
06After the points that matter, I pause. Silence lets an idea land.
07If someone asks what I can’t answer, I thank them and say I’ll follow up.
08Nobody needs a perfect talk. They need one clear idea to remember.
09This talk is practice, and practice counts.
10One slow breath, and I say my first sentence. The rest follows from there.
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Why it’s written this way
Most presentation nerves come from two fears: forgetting what to say, and being judged while you say it. This loop answers both with things you can actually do. It begins with what is already true (you prepared), then gives you practical moves for the moment itself: lean on your slides, slow down, look at one face at a time, pause, and handle the question you can’t answer.
The note about adrenaline doesn’t pretend the nerves will vanish. It names them as your body getting ready, which is much easier to believe than telling yourself you’re calm while your hands shake. Each note carries a single idea, so your mind only has one thing to hold at a time.
The last note is the first physical step, a breath and an opening line, so the loop ends exactly where the talk begins.