A very nervous presenter
I was coaching someone yesterday who had been so nervous many years ago when presenting that he had acutally fainted! Now this is clearly an extreme reaction but panic in this situation is not unusual.
Practically everyone I’ve ever coached in public speaking or presentation skills has wanted to deal with nerves. There are many great techniques and strategies for doing this and the one I always start with is preparation. And that means pracising out loud the words that you are planning to use in the presentation.
It amazes me how few people do this as it is such an effective way to deal with the nerves that result from worrying that something is going to go wrong. I wouldn’t expect to be able to get up in front of a room full of people and, for example, play a piano sonata withoug practising first. So why on earth would I expect to deliver a fantastic presentation or speech without doing the same?