Public Speaking Body Hacks for Founders and Entrepreneurs

Name: Public Speaking Body Hacks for Founders and Entrepreneurs
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Body hacks used by actors. Stress-reducing public speaking techniques. For busy startup founders.

Created byCilla Jelf

Last updated 7/2024

English

What you'll learn

Apply techniques to handle time, room and energy in front of an audience.
Apply breathing techniques to reduce stress and prepare for speaking events.
Apply grounding and relaxation techniques to stay present and authentic in stressful situations.
Understand what nervousness is and how it effects the human body.
Apply new body awareness routines to establish body-mind collaboration.
Utilize structured daydreaming

Course content

4 sections • 12 lectures • 59m total length

Welcome2:23
Learn practical techniques actors use to control nerves—breathing, relaxation, and visualization—to present with confidence, especially for founders addressing investors and teams.
What is nervousness?3:26
Recognize that nervousness is a normal feature, not a flaw, and learn to manage it by activating your parasympathetic nervous system to calm the body and improve performance.
Test: How do you feel about public speaking?6:49
Take a quick self-assessment to gauge your feelings about public speaking, classify your results into categories A, B, or C, and explore techniques to improve your delivery.

Introduction to the techniques2:55
Activate the body's calm-down system after stress through breathing, relaxation, grounding, and actor-based prep, leveraging parasympathetic recovery after workouts like cardio, yoga, stretching, and weightlifting.
Exercise: Relaxation3:06
Practice a head-to-toe relaxation exercise to build body awareness and notice how muscle tone affects your mind, with daily checks for tension and what feels good.
Exercises: Grounding yourself7:03
Ground yourself before pitching with grounding techniques that keep you present and focused on others. Look to the horizon, count objects, and notice smells to stay calm.
Exercises: Breathing7:07
Learn three breathing techniques—box breathing, 5-5-10 breathing, and lion's breath—to activate the parasympathetic system and reduce stress, practicing nasal breathing with longer exhale for 1–2 minutes daily.
Hacks: Content-body preparedness6:45
Learn four body-based hacks to rehearse efficiently: nail the main idea, create anchors, keep it simple, and use your voice, to align content with audience and boost confident delivery.

Daydreaming6:51
Use daydreaming and visualization to stress test your pitch, collect information, and take notes on actionable items through three steps—stress test, collect information, take notes—to boost readiness for your presentation.
Time, room and energy5:55
Learn to manage time, room, and energy to stay on track during public speaking. Use breathing and grounding techniques to connect with your audience and reduce self-consciousness.

One week to showtime3:38
Prepare the week before showtime by removing distractions and staying authentic, following steps: slow down, avoid drama, cut media, structured daydreaming, skip alcohol, and practice self-kindness, plus breathing and grounding.
Showtime3:02
Prepare for your event day with self-check-in, transparent support, hydration with water and herbal tea, avoid caffeine and sugar, stay present, plan extra time, eat by the clock.

Requirements

No previous skills required. Straight forward exercises and approaches to manage stress and nerves.

Description

How do actors manage stage fright, and how do they remember all their lines?

Welcome to my course! I have been an actor and stage director for 15 years and co-founded several tech startups.

I am here to teach you practical techniques for conquering nerves, remembering content, and confidently presenting. I designed this course to cater to busy startup founders and entrepreneurs' unique needs.

Public speaking self-help resources are typically not grounded in the everyday reality of stressed founders and do not teach well-known techniques actors use to keep nerves in check. In my one-hour hands-on guide, you will learn how to collaborate with your body to stay present, authentic, and confident in front of any audience.

Embark on a journey that will equip you with practical tools to manage stress. I will teach you how to utilize effective breathing and relaxation exercises, visualization methods, and grounding techniques that seamlessly fit into your daily routine.

In this course, you will learn:

+ How to navigate the dynamics of time, room, and energy in front of an audience

+ How nervousness impacts the human body and how to handle the effects

+ About your personal feelings toward public speaking

+ How to utilize structured daydreaming

+ How you can stay focused and be mentally present in front of an audience

+ Key differences between small, medium, and big audiences

+ Why it's important to bend your knees when you're on a stage

See you in the course. I can't wait to connect and learn about your journey!

Who this course is for:

Startup founders and entrepreneurs

Public Speaking Body Hacks for Founders and Entrepreneurs

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 13min

Base training5 lectures • 27min

Tie it together2 lectures • 13min

Count down2 lectures • 7min

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