How do be more confident when speaking- just ask Obama?

1. You confront a sales meeting.
2. You instantly become timid.
3. You suck.

"So what do I do?!"

Try this:

1. Think of Barak Obama.
2. You = Obama.

In his book, dreams of my father, Obama explains that from a young age his mother had told him how his father was of royalty in kenya. Before every action Obama subsequently performed he would ask himself - What would a Prince, soon to be King, do in this situation.
This gives Obam his air of confidence and majesty.

Done.

Imagining yourself as someone else's persona helps you adopt that person's persona.

You start asking:

* What would Brad Pitt do in this situation?
* How would Brad Pitt respond in this situation?
* How would Brad Pitt talk to this person?

Magically, you start:

1. standing up straighter
2. having more conviction in your voice
3. doing stuff you wouldn't have done minutes ago

Productively-Confident You.

And if something undesirable happens to you, you experience this gem:

1. "I didn't get rejected."
2. "Brad Pitt got rejected."

Result: You take more risks that propel you forward on your freakish journey of total domination.