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Navigating Public Speaking Jitters, Performance Anxiety and Rumination

Taylor Bikowski Global Events + Strategy Manager, Red Hat
August 10, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
Navigating Public Speaking Jitters, Performance Anxiety and Rumination

About this session

Have you ever been caught in a negative thought spiral gearing up for a presentation?

We know how it feels!

Taylor Bikowski (Global Co-chair of the Mental Health and Neurodiversity DEI Community) will join us to share their experience navigating public speaking anxiety. During this conversation, Taylor will share some tools that helped them overcome these situations and silence that inner voice that kept going over and over that “mistake” that — most likely — no one else noticed.

During this chat, we’ll talk about:

  • Tips to feel comfortable and secure speaking publicly
  • How to navigate performance anxiety
  • Advice on how to embrace and move over your mistakes

Meet the speaker

Taylor Bikowski

Taylor Bikowski

Global Events + Strategy Manager, Red Hat

Taylor Bikowski is a neurodivergent powerhouse who leads with vulnerability, transparency, curiosity, and compassion.

They are the Events Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion [DEI] Strategy Manager at Red Hat where they are collaborating and creating the company DEI global event strategy.

Taylor is also the Global Co-chair of the Mental Health and Neurodiversity [MHND] DEI Community.

They have a red hot fiery passion to destigmatize mental health, especially in the workplace to end suffering in silence.

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