Roger Foxwell Hypnotherapy | Clinical Hypnotherapy – Emotional Freedom Technique – NLP – IBVA

Have you ever put off starting to learn something new because of a feeling that the task is just too big? Or do you feel that because professional or skilled people seem to be able to do it so easily that you would not know where to start?
It is easy to avoid taking on a new task because of a feeling that it is too complex, that we could never reach a particular level of skill, or that we are just not talented.
However you are already engaged in a complex task right at this moment. Yes, you are reading this blog. You may or may not remember those early days at school when you tentatively began learning the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they made and how you began to put those strange shapes and squiggles into meaningful sentences. Now you are a reading expert and there is a very simple formula that got you to the level of ability you have now. The formula for learning goes like this.

Unconscious incompetence
Conscious incompetence
Conscious competence
Unconscious competence

If I likened the first to sitting in a car with no idea how to start it or what each pedal was for and the last to driving along without having to think which gear was where or how far to turn the wheel (in other words the level of automatic ability that most regular drivers achieve) I think you can work out the steps in between. And if you can work out the steps in between then you can start to believe in your abilities to learn new skills and achievements by just starting where we all start – at the beginning.

If you have a speech or presentation to make here are a couple of tips to help you put what you want to say in a more authoritative and positive way.
First of all you can probably speak slower than you imagine. Remember you know what you are saying but your audience needs to process the information because they are hearing it for the first time. Leave space between each sentence to let what you say sink in otherwise they will be mentally trying to play “catch up” and may lose your point or the punch line to your joke.
Another simple tip is to allow your voice to lower slightly in pitch at the end of each sentence (unless it is a question). This will give you an air of authority and help you sound confident.
Also pitch your voice lower than you would normally. This also gives an air of authority to what you are saying.
When you have started to put these points into your speech then practise it. Practise it out loud, on your own, to your friends and to your relations.
Using tips such as these will help you put across what you want to say the way you want to say it.