When pressure hits during a presentation or when public speaking , our instinct is often to escape it. We rush, over-explain and lose connection with the room.

But what if you didn't need to get rid of the discomfort?

What if you could become present with the unpleasant.

Those moments create space between what you feel and how you respond. And in that space, you get something incredibly valuable: choice.

Choose your words. Slow your pace. Reconnect with the room.

We like to think we're making conscious decisions throughout a conversation or when we are speaking in public, but I suspect many of us are simply watching well-rehearsed patterns unfold. Patterns we've been reinforcing for years without ever questioning whether they're still serving us.

That isn't necessarily a problem. In fact, many of those patterns are incredibly useful and make life easy.

The problem arises when an old pattern takes over before you've had the chance to decide whether it's still appropriate.