1. Recognize anxiety for what it is: A natural part of being human!
Any kind of nervousness or anxiety is uncomfortable. And, besides the physical symptoms, it often comes with a heavy dose of shame.
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What on earth is wrong with me? Why am I getting so worked up about this? Everyone else is so cool, calm, and collected…Why am I such a nervous wreck?
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If that sounds familiar, then I’ve got some news for you.
1) There’s nothing wrong with you. In fact, fear, nerves, and anxiety are part of our human biology. Feeling afraid is a survival instinct—a mechanism we developed back in the day to keep us alert and safe from danger. Your nervy stomach, inability to sleep, and slightly trembling hands in the lead-up to facilitating a workshop? Totally normal.
2) As it turns out, everyone else is not as “cool, calm, and collected” as you might think. Fear of public speaking affects about 77% of the population, making it the most common social phobia. You’re not unique with your facilitation nerves, and you’re certainly not alone.
Takeaway:
As you start to get nervous about facilitating a workshop, remember that it’s totally normal to feel this way. Recognize it for what it is, and try not to pile shame and self-reproach on top. Give yourself permission to be nervous. There’s nothing wrong with you—and, with all the tips in this post, you’re going to take control.
2. Externalize your fears and turn them into “How Might We?” statements
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Ok, so we’ve established that facilitation fear is 100% normal, and that getting nervous before a workshop does not undermine your ability and worth as a facilitator.
Good. Now let’s tackle your fears head-on.
For this exercise, grab a pen and paper (or your Notes app—wherever you’re most comfortable). You’re going to externalize your fears and break them down.
Start with this question: What exactly am I afraid of? Write down all the things you’re worried about in relation to your upcoming workshop. Another way to reframe this is: What could go wrong?
For example: I forget what I want to say and completely lose my thread and go really red and everyone thinks I’m an idiot.
Or: The participants aren’t engaged and there are lots of awkward silences. Everyone hates my workshop and we don’t come away with any valuable outcomes.
Then, for each scenario you come up with, jot down how likely it is to happen. You can give it a score out of 10, or simply write “Very likely”, “Not likely at all”, and so on.
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For each fear you’ve identified, come up with one or two actions you could take to remedy the situation *IF* it should occur. For example: If I forget what I want to say, I can refer back to my notes. Or: In the case of awkward silences, I’ll do an ice-breaker activity to put the group at ease.
Last but not least, ask yourself this (and write your answer down): What is the absolute worst that can happen if any of these fears come true?
Maybe you do forget what you want to say and have to fumble around to check your notes. Maybe you get a bit flushed and flustered in the process.
Maybe there’s an awkward silence and you have to venture into small-talk territory and it all feels a bit uncomfortable.
Ultimately, your fears are the worst possible outcome. Even if those things do happen, they’re temporary blips. They don’t determine the success of your workshop, and they don’t make you a bad facilitator. Beyond the discomfort in that very moment, there won’t be any severe or long-lasting impact. In other words: even the worst case scenario isn’t that bad.
Takeaway:
Writing your fears down helps to get them out of your head (where they can quickly blow out of proportion!) and externalize them. This encourages you to visualize them as manageable chunks with possible solutions. You know how, in a design sprint, you turn user pain-points and insights into “How might we?” statements? This is similar. You’re pinning your fears down and making sure you have a practical fix to hand.
Of course, not all fears and anxieties can be rationalized in this way. But, in pulling out those that can be, you’ll alleviate at least some of your pre-workshop stress.
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