Why your boss switches off in the first sentence

Berlin - The moment has arrived. Everyone is looking ahead. The presentation is prepared, every slide is in place. But as soon as she begins, her voice tightens, her mind goes blank and her hands become clammy. Stage fright.
This is how a Berlin company employee who regularly presents to her team and management describes it: 'I knew everything. But just as I was getting started, I suddenly felt unable to think straight.' What follows is often a bumpy start, and the feeling of not having demonstrated her full potential.

The change in perspective comes quickly: the boss has little time. What counts for him is not how much work went into the preparation, but whether the message comes across in a clear, structured and convincing way. Studies confirm this impression. According to the Harvard Business Review, around 60 percent of managers state that nervousness has already had a negative impact on presentations. 45 percent even report that stage fright noticeably reduces the impact of decisions and communication within the team. Those who start off insecurely often lose attention in the first few seconds - regardless of the content.

This is exactly where professional performance coaching comes in. At Jessica Wahl's Institute for Personal Performance Coaching in Berlin-Kreuzberg, managers, employees and executives work specifically on their presence in decisive moments.
"Stage fright is not a sign of incompetence, but of responsibility," says performance coach Jessica Wahl. "But if nervousness blocks the introduction, even a technically brilliant presentation won't reach its audience. We train voice, posture, breathing and mental preparation so that people can communicate clearly, calmly and convincingly even under pressure."

In times of digital tools, many rely on AI-supported presentations. These help to structure content and formulate texts - but do not replace the moment of presentation. "The impact is not created on the slide, but in the person speaking," emphasizes Wahl. "Especially in front of superiors, personal presence determines whether content is heard, understood and taken seriously."

Jessica Wahl's performance coaching combines mental strength with practical communication work. The aim is not to suppress stage fright, but to transform it into focused energy. Because those who master the introduction not only gain attention - but also confidence.

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The Institute for Personal Performance Coaching has been supporting managers and personalities in challenging professional contexts for 20 years. It is run by Jessica Wahl, senior performance coach, breathing, voice and speech therapist, internationally recognized as one of the leading performance and career coaches, and J?rg Tewes, graduate actor and highly experienced performance coach with many years of coaching practice.

The coaching takes place in an extraordinary setting in the middle of Berlin-Kreuzberg: The institute is located in a beautiful church nave that creates calm, concentration and clarity - as a conscious antithesis to the dynamics of the big city.
The focus: attitude, presence and sustainable performance under real conditions.

This release was published on openPR.