by Lisa Parker | Oct 15, 2018 | public speaking anxiety
At its simplest, presentation anxiety is a subset of performance anxiety where the fear of public failure triggers a stress response. Many professionals, fine under other circumstances, experience temporary symptoms like accelerated heart rate, trembling in the hands...
by Lisa Parker | Mar 14, 2017 | emotional intelligence, Performance
Earlier this week one of my coaching clients confessed that she was dreading her performance review, even though she already knew she was going to get a good rating and in spite of the fact that she welcomes feedback all the rest of the time. What’s up with...
by Lisa Parker | Apr 13, 2015 | Presence, Presentation Skills
How to keep everyone poised and present! Why is it that even though we crave feedback, we still cringe in anticipation of the discussion? Because it is stressful to hear that some aspect of our performance is sub-par, and fight/flight/freeze is a stress response. Even...