{"id":2251,"date":"2024-06-04T15:55:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/sciencecoop\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2024-06-04T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:55:25","slug":"lab-stage-fright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/sciencecoop\/lab-stage-fright\/","title":{"rendered":"Four tips for overcoming stage fright in the lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In an article for Nature<\/em><\/a>, Kwabena Boahen Asare from Dartmouth College discusses his experience contending with his fear of public speaking after joining a research laboratory that required monthly meetings and presentations.<\/p>\n

Asare outlines four strategies that worked for him:<\/p>\n

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  1. Participating in deep breathing before a presentation<\/li>\n
  2. Focusing on the core concepts of the presentation as opposed to the audience<\/li>\n
  3. Seeking out honest feedback<\/li>\n
  4. Rehearsing multiple times<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    \u201cEach presentation, regardless of how frightening it might have been, served as a stepping stone to overcoming my stage fright and becoming a more confident speaker,\u201d concludes Asare.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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