Dancing Monkeys

Dancing Monkeys

“I’d Rather Die Than Give a Talk”

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Shahid Kamal Ahmad
Aug 02, 2021
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If you feel anxious before giving a talk, you’re not alone. The feelings you have are similar to the warning signals your ancestors’ bodies gave them before they were about to take an action that might condemn them to ridicule, exile and therefore, away from the tribe, death.

What do you feel as the roller coaster crests? Terrified? Exhilarated? Woul…

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