Mum: “Be a lady, Trang. Keep your feet together, legs crossed!”
Me: …😅😂
I learned it directly from the man himself, Vinh Giang, at his STAGE workshop in 2022.
“Trang, try taking up more space when you speak. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart!”
Why? Because confidence isn’t just a feeling that affects our body language – It’s a feedback loop.
Whenever we feel nervous, our body will likely shrink: Feet together, shoulders hunched, chin down.
But when we flip it: Standing wider with open body language – Our brain follows.
So now, when I speak, I don’t know any other way than to stand in this stance lol.
In fact, when I put my feet together now, I feel like I’m going to fall over… Like, where’s the extra base of support, yo!?!
If you want to feel more confident when speaking, try this in your presentations, meetings, and social media videos. It can be quite an instant change, promise!
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