I have always been nervous about public speaking as my voice would be shaky and I would go blank even in small group situations.
I was asked to give a talk to students to inspire them to study medicine. I was extremely reluctant to do this but I was told it would be to small groups so I agreed. Even that made me nervous . I decided to use the 3 scenes to help prepare myself.
I was asked to give a talk to students to inspire them to study medicine. I was extremely reluctant to do this but I was told it would be to small groups so I agreed. Even that made me nervous . I decided to use the 3 scenes to help prepare myself.
When I arrived to talk to the small groups I found out that I was in fact speaking to a group of 100 students!
This would ordinarily have caused me to get extremely anxious and I may even have declined.
Surprisingly I felt very calm. I spoke without notes talking about my journey in medicine , becoming a doctor and a GP. I answered all the questions confidently.
After my talk many students wanted to come to my practice to do work experience and they gave positive feedback stating that I had inspired them to pursue a career in medicine.
This would ordinarily have caused me to get extremely anxious and I may even have declined.
Surprisingly I felt very calm. I spoke without notes talking about my journey in medicine , becoming a doctor and a GP. I answered all the questions confidently.
After my talk many students wanted to come to my practice to do work experience and they gave positive feedback stating that I had inspired them to pursue a career in medicine.
I know that the 3 scenes helped me with my confidence and my ability to talk confidently in public.