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ESSAY #8:

NERVOUSNESS DURING GD,PI?

Suddenly our stomach is queasy, your palms are sweaty, and your mind has

gone blank about your opening lines. If you are like most people, then pub-

lic speaking or making a presentation has put you through a similar experi-

ence. Being nervous is not a problem or a weakness; you just need to chan-

nelize your nervous energy wisely. On the other hand, being over-confident

and not nervous could be a weakness!

This is a fairly common problem with job/ SSB aspirants. In this blog we will

analyse the problem of group discussion/interview/presentation nerves and

suggest remedies.

Examples of Good Control of Nerves:

• Virender Sehwag is as shy person. However, he was confident enough

to hit a six to bring up his triple century (abnormal control of

nerves)!

• A shy opening batsman when playing in front of thousands & facing

Bret Lee is not concerned about the crowd, but the ball likely to come

at 150 km/h!

• A shy, but very competent Math teacher, who can explain solution to a

Math problem to 10 students, can explain it to 10,000 students as

well confidently.

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