A great post, and raises some questions in myself (i'll get comfortable on the couch, waiting to hear your angle...)
I agree with everything you said on your post.
Non of it applies to me, as far as I can see. (this isn't a narcissistic rant about me, but trying to work myself out..)
Ok. I'll be as brief as possible, to highlight my point.
Early career in sales - from corporate sales, to touting on the streets in holiday resorts, when traveling- owning a hostel, beach resort ,selling various things at various times. - hopefully you see the picture..
I am not lacking in confidence when it comes to talking to many (hundreds) of strangers.
BUT.... give me a meeting of more than a few people (I am thinking business setting), and I go to jelly (become very UNself confident.)
e.g. - In my early sales career I had a contract with levi's - did great business for a few years, then I had to to a presentation, with an audience of around 20 in their board room
I found a reason (excuse) for one of my associates to do it for me!
I was shitting myself. There really was no logical reason.
It is something that has perplexed me for years.
Again, not lacking self confidence, or shy...
(sorry for not up voting your great post , btw- I'm really trying to power up atm)
Woow thank you for the comment. Lack of confidence during speech is not related to lack of confidence in general. It is more attributed towards public fear. May it be an audience of 20 people or 200 people.
I can see your one on one conversation skills are great since you are in the marketing business but presenting your point of view to an audience of a group of people is a bit different.
What you need to do is start from the basic. Give a presentation to an audience of 4-5 people (preferably your friends), see what you are doing wrong and correct those mistakes.
From what i can understand is that you just need to get out of the shell.. and you will be good to go..
And no problem if you didnt upvote it. I understand the requirement of powering up ;)
Kindly consider to resteem this instead of an upvote :)