![]() Second, you’ll realize it’s not so scary after all.īad things will sometimes happen. But if you acknowledge negative possibilities, you’ll discover two helpful benefits: First, you can imagine yourself overcoming the problem. We don’t like to think about the possibility of failure, because we’re afraid we’ll create a self-fulfilling prophecy. Hope for the best, and be prepared for the worst. The more you expect a certain outcome, the greater your mental and emotional turbulence when things don’t go as hoped. You’re not perfect, your “audience” isn’t perfect, the setting and circumstances aren’t perfect. There is great power in imagining a positive performance in vivid detail.Įxpecting the best doesn’t mean ignoring reality, however. And certainly, if you have something important coming up, like a speech or job interview, visualize success. I look for the good in every situation and always hope for and expect the best. Here are three things to practice so that when things go wrong, you can get back on track right away and maintain credibility. When you’re in survival mode and your brain has frozen from horror, you need practiced skills and habits to fall back on in order to move forward quickly with competence and grace. What to do? Make navigating failure a habit. These “little” things don’t feel very little when all eyes are on you! And sometimes, the mistakes and surprises really aren’t little-sometimes they have far-reaching consequences. But when stakes are high, it can throw you off your game: you drop something, technology fails you, you forget a key point, or someone makes an inappropriate comment. Later, I received comments from several participants saying that how I’d handled that moment was their favorite part of the presentation. But I knew how to get past it and continued delivering a good presentation. ![]() I wished I could crawl into a hole and hide. Instead of getting the type of answer I expected, I got one that left me feeling flustered and embarrassed. One time, during a presentation, I asked an audience member a question. ![]() ![]() To Recover from Embarrassing Moments, Practice These Three Things ![]()
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