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Harvard Study proves this Stage Nerves technique works!

As someone who does suffer from Stage Nerves, even after 40 years of presenting professionally, I'm always interested in different tips and techniques, both to use myself and to share with others.

I've sort of discussed this technique before in one of my training videos, but I was interested to see the technique has been validated with a Harvard University study!

The study was conducted by Alison Brooks and published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology 2013 and you can read the whole thing online.

TL:DR It's basically a "reframe' of your thinking, changing Nerves to Excitement, and it proves that it works.

The full Study pdf is here - [https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-a0035325.pdf](https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-a0035325.pdf)

If you would prefer to watch my recent short video where I discuss this and other techniques, message me or check out my profile, I don't think I'm allowed to post a direct link here.

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