BREATHING EXERCISES FOR CONFIDENT PUBLIC SPEAKING

Breathing is really important for making you sound and feel confident when you are in front of an audience.

The first thing you should think about is the placement of your breath. A common mistake that people make when they are nervous is to start breathing up into the chest. This increases the adrenaline flowing around your system and you enter into ‘fight or flight mode’.

The best way to overcome your nerves is low breathing. Use your diaphragm by relaxing your stomach muscles and allow your breath to drop in and fill your lungs. Use your ribs and the intercostal muscles too, like you’re filling up a barrel!

The simple breathing exercise I share in this video will help you to calm yourself down before a presentation. What you are actually doing is lowering your cortisol levels (your stress hormone) and at the same time increasing your testosterone levels (your confidence hormone) so it’s an absolute win-win!

I hope that you find my breathing exercise for confident public speaking useful. Please share your comments with me in the box below and I'd love to hear about any other tricks that work for you.

Keep shining (and breathing)!

Dominic

[XbotLife]

crazy thing is i have anxiety when speaking in front of groups, BUT if i could just control my voice and stop it shaking and keep it calm i really wouldnt care about anything else. The anxiety feeling is not an issue, its just my voice.

[rebeccatom]

I get fight or flight panic hyperventilating response when I am just practicing presenting alone in my room lol 😂

[zfoska]

This really worked.
Thanks a lot, Dominic!
You earned a subscriber.

[homeawayfromhome]

Hi Dominic, Thank you for sharing this most helpful and truly workable exercise. I have watched so many videos on improving voice control, breathing and speaking more confidently and your 4-minute video stood out as the exercise that I value the most. Simple, doable and it works. thank you again.

[briandefriez]

Great advice, and great presentation of the advice.

[jorgecastaneda]

I like the quality and its helpful, thanks for sharing

[hc]

Great videos. Very helpful. The problem I am having is I have to recite a 7 minute dissertation that has to be word for word and memorized! I am more at ease doing public speaking where I can ad-lib and say everything on my own words. When I'm trying to deliver something that is memorized, I get major brain blanks! I thoroughly know the subject matter. I've memorized everything. I just literally go blank where I can't think of anything.!!

[donmegace]

Thank you! I find that deep breathing relaxes me instantly. I can think really clearly when I am relaxed. I literally feel as if I am in the natural flow of life when I breathe deeply. Blessings to everyone!

[lamyamalcolm-uuzp]

Thanks, very precise explanation. Got some ideas on speaking confidently.❤

[rise]

Keep shining and keep breathing, I loved it 😊

[jedilul]

Thanks so much God bless you! Very handy tips

[MrChica]

This helped me so much Because i have problem while breathing during presentations.

[masonchristian]

This is great, and very helpful!! Thank you!

[mansaforotv]

I like it. very helpful with my stammer

[baltichannelskardu]

Thank you. I will try to do deep breathing to overcome difficulty during talking with friends.

[danyaradimacher]

Thank you so very much for the breathing techniques!! I will implement these as I am due to give a public address in 8 hours time!!

[dancarrison]

Nice job, will show to my class. Not only does your video have good advice for breathing, your gestures and animation are also good for my students to see.

[younge]

I used to confidently speak in front of our class when doing presentations before the pandemic but now I don't know what just happened to me. Now my anxiety keeps taking over me when reading in front of a crowd. My breathing becomes out of control and my voice keeps shaking when reading so I stutter some of the words. I want to change this does anyone have any advice?

[Mermaidpj]

Thank you for this. People in my club are on my case about speaking and breathing. How do I speak with the right pauses for breath? Obviously, I don't have a clue :(

[hammerhead]

It is a very helpful video and you have a nice speaking voice. Does he have a high pitch and large range?