Confiance en soi en communication orale, présentations, discours
Beaucoup de mes clients ont peur des présentations a l'oral. Petites explications et quelques solutions concrètes a ce problème très gênant.
Généralement la peur n’est pas liée au fait qu’on ne maitrise pas le contenu, le message. Au contraire, le message est dans 99% des cas très bien maitrisé car les personnes qui viennent me voir ont justement peur et ont tendance a sur préparer leurs interventions. La peur de prendre la parole en public n’a rien à voir avec le message, jusqu'à un certain point bien sur. Si on ne connaît rien de son sujet, on a peur mais pour des raisons indépendantes de soi. C’est d’ailleurs dans ces cas, quand o ne maitrise pas son sujet, qu'on va aller taper dans ses ressources propres (humour, histoire personnelle, participation de l’audience). On va considérer ici le cas le plus frequent de celui qui maitrise le contenu mais qui a peur au moment de sa prise de parole en public.
La peur provient du fait d’être regardé, jugé, d’être personnellement exposé au regard et a l’écoute attentive des autres. Cela ressemble a celle qu’on avait vis-à-vis d’un instituteur, de nos parents, et nous renvoie a la peur de déplaire, de se tromper, de ne pas faire correctement, et de se faire disputer, punir. C’est une peur intérieure, comme toutes les peurs, et irrationnelle, ce qui en revanche n’est pas le cas de toutes les peurs. L’important est de se poser la question : de quoi ai-je peur, quel est mon enjeu ? Des outils comme l'analyse transactionnelle sont très utiles pour comprendre les peurs qui nous ramenent a notre etat "enfant", par oppositon a notre etat "adulte" ou "parent".
La peur est une emotion negative tres paralysante dont il faut chercher a tout prix a se debarrasser.
Prenons l’exemple de Pierre qui a peur des insectes : Pierre sait que l’insecte à un pouvoir très limité sur lui, que c’est une petite bête qui dans le pire des cas va le piquer, et pourtant il en a peur, et une peur panique. Maintenant imaginons qu’un ours polaire rentre dans la pièce ou Pierre a vu une araignée, et que cet ours s’approche du berceau ou son bébé dort. Je vous garantis à 100% que Pierre ne pensera plus une seule seconde a l’araignée et se précipitera sur le berceau de son bébé en s’attaquant a l’ours.
Qu’est ce que je veux dire par la ? je veux dire qu’en changeant de focus, notre ordre des priorités change aussi. Prenons un autre exemple, plus proche de notre préoccupation : je dois faire un rapport d’activité devant toute mon équipe, je n’aime pas cela et je m’y prépare. Tout a coup, mon CEO me demande de faire une autre présentation cette fois ci devant les membres du "board" deux jours plus tard. Effet immédiat : je ne me soucie quasiment plus de ma présentation devant mon équipe, et je consacre toute mon énergie a celle des membres du "board". Je suis maintenant paniqué a l’idée de devoir faire cette nouvelle présentation, et j'y consacre des heures entieres le soir. Quelques jours plus tard, ma femme m’annonce qu’elle a l’intention de me quitter. Effet immédiat garanti : je ne me soucie plus de ma présentation devant les membres du board, car la c’est ma situation personnelle qui occupe mes pensees a 100% et tout a coup je me dis : cette présentation, je m’en fous, l’important dans ma vie c’est ma famille, et ca je suis en train de le rater.
Changer de focus en nous créant notre ours polaire
Ce que je veux souligner dans ces exemples c’est que l’importance que nous accordons aux événements est totalement relative. Le but du travail en coaching est d’arriver a relativiser l’importance de notre présentation, je veux dire par la accéder a un certain détachement personnel.
Une bonne manière faire cela est de considérer notre présentation comme une expérience en laboratoire. En d’autres termes, nous allons nous regarder nous-mêmes, en état dissocié, faire notre présentation. Exemple : au cours de ma présentation, je me fixe comme regle de poser au moins 3 questions a l’auditoire ou de ne pas me tourner une seule fois vers mes slides comme je le fais habituellement. Je peux aussi décider de m’évaluer selon ma crédibilité, la clarté de mon propos, ou la justesse de mon timing. N’importe quel critère fonctionne pourvu qu’il y en ait un moins un qui nous importe vraiment. Par exemple je peux m’évaluer selon le degré de plaisir que j’ai pris a faire cette présentation : est ce que je me suis amusé, est ce que j’ai joué ? L'important c'est de se regarder faire avec un esprit critique car quand on fait cela le regard des autres compte moins. Nous ne sommes plus évalués par les autres mais par nous mêmes, et ca change tout!.
Il est souvent interessant de commencer avec son coach personnel ou une ou plusieurs personnes de confiance. Faire une liste de 3 ou 4 critères d'évaluation ou variables sur lesquels on souhaite s'améliorer. Se faire noter par les personnes de confiance en séance. Lors de la présentation, rester centrer sur cette évaluation permet de déporter son attention du reste de la salle et d'oublier sa peur d'être juge. Le fait de se mettre en mode adulte, c'est a dire celui qui agit, prend les décisions, est une stratégie permet d'augmenter considérablement la confiance en soi.
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Take action and manage your team. Help them find out what makes them happy. Take a look at your employees performances with that prospective in mind: motivation / skills. Ask yourself this question: do they like what they do and do they have the skills to do it ? If they don't have the skills : train them. If they don't have the motivation, give them a new challenge. If they still don't make it, change them.
How do you use your time with your co-workers ? Cause actually, the way you use your time in your relationships at work tells a lot about yourself
Are you structuring positive, constructive, meaningful relationships with others ? Do you try to create powerful conversations with your colleagues, the one that help them improve and feel good ? Do you try to open the conversations, do positive feedback to others' suggestions ?
Do you try to be nice and value the contributions of others ? Do you create intimacy, in recognizing unconditionally the person in front of you ? Are you valuing relationships that contribute to a good climate in the company ?
...or.. do you play it totally personal ? do you kill in one word others suggestions ? are you in competition, do you spend your time thinking about strategies to destroy others and compromise them ? do you see yourself playing political games and trying to take revenges ?
If you are most of the time in the second category, you actually loose your time. You certainly need to take a serious look inside of you, or to reconsider your environment.
Need for a change in your carreer ?
Feb 2, 2012 - We all feel sometimes a disconnection between us and our job. We all feel sometimes bored, with no motivation and without being able to see the real purpose of what we do, the contribution, the value of our day to day hard work. Sometimes ! But when those questions come back all the time, it might be the sign that we need to take a more serious look inside and understand deeper what is going on: What is working and what can I improve ? do I need to reassess my skills ? change my behaviors ? Am I willing to take a new challenge ? Do I want to go in another field ? Stay in the same company ? Give a try to something totally different. With my new Skills Assessment methodology, I offer you a comprehensive yet totally flexible approach to help you answer those questions and move forward... for the good reasons. If you feel that it is time for you to take new steps in your job, or if you simply want to find a new job, contact me for a free introductory session. We will explore your needs, your desires, and find together the best way for you to move forward.
Join the conversation
Wednesday December 14, our little group had his second "informal conversation around a coffee". Yes, it is new ! Each second wednesday of the month, I invite you to "join the conversation", connect with others in a friendly atmosphere from 8:30 to 10 am. Each participant share his views on topics like balance, relationships, confidence. Anyone with a positive energy and a true desire to contribute is welcome.
For more details, call me 786-547-2390
The need to clarify
January 18, 2012- I am working with a wonderful young athlete who is considering stopping her career and find a job in Corporate America. Challenging right ? Even for a smart young lady with a great potential. We work on her self confidence, her assumptions, her doubts. But what helps her most is the clarification of what she really wants and what she achieved so far. Clear on her goals and on herself, she now feels confident during her interviews and ready to answer all the tough questions. Be clear on ourselves is the first step to succeed in our relationships with others.
The figure of the month
“Worker satisfaction in the United States is at an all-time low,” reports the New York Times. “Only 45 percent of workers are satisfied with their jobs, down from 61 percent in 1987. The findings show that the decline goes well beyond concerns about job security. Employees are unhappy about the design of their jobs, the health of their organizations and the quality of their managers.”
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« I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past ». Stephen Covey.
The only constant is change. The point of « Difference » and of a coaching relationship is to help you undertake and succeed the changes that take place in your life. My wish is that you find in this newsletter simple coaching tips and operational ideas for your personal growth. Enjoy!
Change and positive energy
Succeeding in a change implies to take a personal responsibility in this change. Each time we take responsibility, we use a positive kind of energy. Remember the two types of energy that permanently coexist within us: catabolic, which is a negative type of energy that comes up with the feelings of anger and victimization, and anabolic, which is a positive type of energy, the one we use when we take responsibility, when we are “non judgmental” and we don’t take things personally. The perfect mindset to succeed in a change is of course the anabolic form of energy. As long as this type of energy is not in place, it is better not to try to change.
Want to learn more about those types of energy? As an Energy Leadership coach, I can provide you with an excellent assessment tool to help you determine what type of energy you use in various situations of your life, and how to transform this negative energy into a positive one.
Coaching Corner: self confidence
Self confidence can be compared to an asset. The value of this asset fluctuates with the image we have of ourselves and with the very personal perception we have of the notion of success and failure in our lives. Actually, if we are very self confident, our failures and successes have no impact on ourselves. So how do we raise up our self confidence?
1- Thrive for excellence, not perfection. In other words, if we set up achievable goals, we are more ready to forgive to ourselves, step back and keep our self confidence high;
2- A step by step process: self esteem always rises up gradually. If we set up too high or unconscious challenges, the risk is to suddenly depreciate our asset and it is going to be difficult to rebuild it. On the other hand, if don’t take action at all, the asset is also going to depreciate, just because we are not challenged enough. We need to have daily battles, to go beyond our comfort zone on a regular basis in order to keep our self confidence high.
Coaching question: Mary feels lonely. She says that her relationships with her friends and colleagues are superficial, and she can’t get satisfaction from that.
Mary has two distinct problems: 1) a feeling of loneliness and 2) a feeling of not being understood, which makes her feel she is a victim.
When we are in the midst of a deep change or when we are questioning ourselves, our natural tendency is to isolate. We do that when we intuitively feel that our relationships with others will bring nothing or can even be harmful to our personal development. All things being equal in our lives, isolation does not generally come from others but takes place within ourselves.
A relationship stays superficial as long as there is no personal implication from the partners. Those relationships have generally no other purpose than gentle gossips and uninteresting chats. Human beings cannot find long term satisfaction with that, they need more. That is the reason why, when not growing, this type of relationship dies or deteriorates – very often in a perverse relationship.
Mary is right not to be satisfied with her current relationships. But what she needs first is to identify what takes place within her that pushes her to isolate from others, and then take responsibility to bring changes in her relationships.
OCD L.L.C., coaching for personal and professional development, French / English
Website http://www.differentcoaching.com/
Blog http://differentcoaching.blogspot.com/
(786)-547-2390 or Odile Carru on Skype
odile.carru@differentcoaching.com
Certified Coach Member of the International Coaching Federation, Energy Leadership Coach
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The only constant is change. The point of « Difference » and of a coaching relationship is to help you undertake and succeed the changes that take place in your life. My wish is that you find in this newsletter simple coaching tips and operational ideas for your personal growth. Enjoy!
Change and positive energy
Succeeding in a change implies to take a personal responsibility in this change. Each time we take responsibility, we use a positive kind of energy. Remember the two types of energy that permanently coexist within us: catabolic, which is a negative type of energy that comes up with the feelings of anger and victimization, and anabolic, which is a positive type of energy, the one we use when we take responsibility, when we are “non judgmental” and we don’t take things personally. The perfect mindset to succeed in a change is of course the anabolic form of energy. As long as this type of energy is not in place, it is better not to try to change.
Want to learn more about those types of energy? As an Energy Leadership coach, I can provide you with an excellent assessment tool to help you determine what type of energy you use in various situations of your life, and how to transform this negative energy into a positive one.
Coaching Corner: self confidence
Self confidence can be compared to an asset. The value of this asset fluctuates with the image we have of ourselves and with the very personal perception we have of the notion of success and failure in our lives. Actually, if we are very self confident, our failures and successes have no impact on ourselves. So how do we raise up our self confidence?
1- Thrive for excellence, not perfection. In other words, if we set up achievable goals, we are more ready to forgive to ourselves, step back and keep our self confidence high;
2- A step by step process: self esteem always rises up gradually. If we set up too high or unconscious challenges, the risk is to suddenly depreciate our asset and it is going to be difficult to rebuild it. On the other hand, if don’t take action at all, the asset is also going to depreciate, just because we are not challenged enough. We need to have daily battles, to go beyond our comfort zone on a regular basis in order to keep our self confidence high.
Coaching question: Mary feels lonely. She says that her relationships with her friends and colleagues are superficial, and she can’t get satisfaction from that.
Mary has two distinct problems: 1) a feeling of loneliness and 2) a feeling of not being understood, which makes her feel she is a victim.
When we are in the midst of a deep change or when we are questioning ourselves, our natural tendency is to isolate. We do that when we intuitively feel that our relationships with others will bring nothing or can even be harmful to our personal development. All things being equal in our lives, isolation does not generally come from others but takes place within ourselves.
A relationship stays superficial as long as there is no personal implication from the partners. Those relationships have generally no other purpose than gentle gossips and uninteresting chats. Human beings cannot find long term satisfaction with that, they need more. That is the reason why, when not growing, this type of relationship dies or deteriorates – very often in a perverse relationship.
Mary is right not to be satisfied with her current relationships. But what she needs first is to identify what takes place within her that pushes her to isolate from others, and then take responsibility to bring changes in her relationships.
OCD L.L.C., coaching for personal and professional development, French / English
Website http://www.differentcoaching.com/
Blog http://differentcoaching.blogspot.com/
(786)-547-2390 or Odile Carru on Skype
odile.carru@differentcoaching.com
Certified Coach Member of the International Coaching Federation, Energy Leadership Coach
Si vous ne souhaitez plus recevoir cette newsletter, informez moi par mail – If you want to unsubscribe, send me an email
Les informations contenues dans cette newsletter appartiennent à OCD L.L.C – reproduction interdite
The content of this newsletter belongs to OCD L.L.C – All rights reserved
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