How to Speak Smoothly Under Pressure Using Mental Puzzles | Regain Calm and Confidence

In this video, I, Michael Williams, reveal one of the most powerful tools for regaining your fluent, confident speech—even in high-pressure situations. If you've ever wondered why you speak more smoothly when you're alone, but struggle under pressure, it often comes down to being pulled out of what I call your resting state. That’s the calm, unpressured, confident state where speech flows naturally.

To help you return to that state, I walk you through Mental Puzzles—simple but strategic questions and tools you can use in the moment to redirect your attention, stay present, and speak clearly. You'll learn how to use modeling, VIC and RIC, affirmations, speech goals, and more to proactively manage your attention and bypass anxiety and negative anticipation.

You’ll walk away from this video with actionable, science-backed tools to start speaking the way you do when you're alone—but in interviews, meetings, and conversations too

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00 Why You’re Fluent Alone

0:11 Reclaiming the Resting State

0:35 The Power of Mental Puzzles

1:07 Why Mental Puzzles Work

2:14 Example: Modeling as a Puzzle

3:32 How Your Brain Responds to Questions

5:08 VIC and RIC as a Mental Puzzle

7:12 Articulation, Speed, and Accent Clarity

9:36 Using Structure for Clarity

10:22 Mental Puzzle #3: Speech Goals

11:17 Real-Time Affirmations

12:29 Rewiring Through Repetition (Hebb’s Law + Myelination)

13:38 Redirecting Focus from Fear to Flow

14:38 What Happens When You Focus on the Right Things

14:59 More Tools Coming Soon + Free Assessment

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