RE: The Confidence That Was a Lie
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What a great article, and a great lesson to all of us!
I have to remind myself and others of this when getting up to talk in front of people. Inside you're nervous, terrified, want to run, and death seems a more pleasant alternative. The best part is the audience doesn't know this. Outwardly, I display an unmovable calm, to the point I've had interviewers and audiences tell me I "nailed it" and seemed so calm, confident and collected. Ultimately, it's all an act. We're all terrified, and what makes or breaks it is who can fake it better.
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Absolutely! Whenever I have to do give a speech, or even teach a larger than usual class, and I'm feeling nervous, I think of Steve Martin's fake uber-confidence and I do the same.
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