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Gaining from the wealth of knowledge in Twitter Space is an invaluable way to grow while also gaining new followers to your project. Here are some best practices about presenting yourself.
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Gaining from the wealth of knowledge in Twitter Space is an invaluable way to grow while also gaining new followers to your project. Here are some best practices about presenting yourself.
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Even seasoned Twitter Space speakers get anxious, here's how you can overcome your fear.
It’s probably a safe to say that no one else is being as critical about yourself as you are. Give yourself a break.
Self-criticism and judgmental thoughts about ourselves only fuel anxiety and make us more nervous. Thinking negatively and critically can just be a habit. And, like most habits, thoughts can be changed. Thoughts can be replaced with more affirming and optimistic thoughts.
It can be beneficial in social situations to stop thinking about yourself and instead focus on the present moment, for example, the conversation at hand; who is speaking, what did they say that resonated with you?
Start with the room
Keep notes of what resonated with you, who spoke before you that you relate to? How does it connects with your own story/situation.
A good introduction can get you settled into the space, get you comfortable with speaking before trying to jump right into a pitch. Acknowledging the room by acknowledging the hosts for hosting the space or those who have spoke before you is a great way to start slow and easy.
Acknowledge your fear
Still feeling nervous? Then be honest with it - another great ice breaker is to just face the fear you are feeling and acknowledge it with "I'm feeling nervous right now". What's crazy about fears is as soon as we reach out to touch them, they disappear.
Sometimes just giving witness to your feeling is enough to dissipate the fear and get you settled.
Having a concise story
Many Artists are familiar with writing an "Artist's Statement" but in a Twitter Space you're trying to distill the "Artist's Statement" down to just one or two minutes that quickly and effectively communicate what you do.
Lead with what most motivates/inspires you to create a "hook" to help your audience connect with your intention, motivation or goals. Try to avoid too much technical information or delving too deep into personal stories that are unrelatable. Ask yourself if that info adds value to your main motivation?
How would you explain your project to a 5 year old or your grandparent? This is a great exercise to simplify your message/story to it's most simple form.
Less is more - having an impactful quick story opens up the other listeners to want to ask questions. This is a great more natural way to share about our projects.
Write it down
Write your pitch out and continually work to refine it - keep a working draft of your pitch.
Your pitch is continually a work in progress (WIP) and every time you get a new perspective on what works best you should add notes to your pitch and make it better.
Don't give up!
If you have a bad pitch, believe me I've had some really painful ones, don't give up but get back into the spaces and try again.
The best way around your fear is through it - get back on that horse! Remember that as kids we always learned by making mistakes, falling off the couch, falling off our bikes - so why as adults do we think we're going to learn without risk or without accident.
There are NO MISTAKES ONLY LESSONS!
Good luck - you got this
