Using Alcohol to Calm Nerves | Public Speaking Video Lecture | Public Speaking: Learn and Boost your Confidence (English) - Communication

people ask me all the time TJ I'm
nervous before giving this presentation
it's an after-dinner speech can I just
take a shot or two I'll be so much more
relaxed no put the booze away here's why
alcohol can slow your memory processing
speed down so you're already nervous
anyway giving a speech so it's harder
for you to recall information when you
factor in the alcohol it can slow you
down another step and you're trying to
remember what to say it can be an even
more awkward pause the other problem
with alcohol is sometimes it can make
you a little warmer so you can break out
in sweat some people actually blush and
get red that can make you look
embarrassed and finally the problem with
alcohol is many people in the audience
may be seeing you for the first time
after you're done speaking they're going
to come up shake your hand and introduce
themselves to you this may be the only
time they ever meet you face to face
even if you've only had one drink
they're likely to smell that alcohol on
your breath and so that guy's an
alcoholic so for all those reasons I
would recommend just zero alcohol before
you speak if you want to get over your
nervousness
the answer is practice on video rehearse
the answer is not to somehow feel better
and get a little sloshed