One of the most wonderful benefits of public speaking:

It raises the bar for what you consider stressful.

After speaking to a crowd, most other social interactions feel low stakes in comparison.

Result? Lower stress. Higher confidence.👍

This is a powerful mental shift. It means I’m no longer intimidated to speak to a room of executives, or to speak up in large company meetings.

Public speaking is hard. So once I could handle it, I found the "smaller stage" wasn't such a big deal after all.

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