When I began coaching clients on public speaking, I had expected most of them to come from the corporate sector. I imagined executives, managers and team leaders who were required to stand up and present in front of their colleagues, customers and peers with the goal of informing, educating and inspiring.

Did you know fear of public speaking ranks higher than most people’s fear of heights, snakes and even death?

It is the reason many of my clients seek my help, and so I thought I would put together some helpful, simple tips you can use to begin reducing your anxiety when giving a presentation.

With the third national lockdown announced in the UK last week, I find myself a fraction more hopeful that this may be the last push before the vaccine helps pull us out of this difficult period.

When I explain to people what I do - that I help people build their confidence - I sometimes get the response “yeah but sometimes people can be over confident and that’s not good”.