New Scientist magazine recently reported a study that concluded that:
… anxiety prompts the release of a chemical that bypasses conscious experience, automatically triggering similar feelings in anyone who sniffs it. This may allow fear to spread quickly and speed our ability to flee danger.
What does this mean in the training room?
Managing your own state is vitally important when managing the state of your learners. If you are nervous, they will pick up on this and their own anxiety will increase.
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One Comment
Yet again we see how important state management is. I recall someone saying the ratio when prioritising managing state in the training environment is “your, yours and theirs”.
I like that