I genuinely can't believe we're on day 30.

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Why it worked

The creator's genuine enthusiasm and relatable struggle with procrastination, combined with a clear demonstration of personal growth and confidence, likely resonated with viewers. The specific example of overcoming shyness to ask someone out adds a personal touch that makes the content more engaging.

Summary

The creator reflects on completing a 30-day public speaking challenge, noting a significant increase in confidence and comfort speaking on camera. They highlight two key improvements: reduced reliance on filler words and a more proactive approach to content creation, overcoming procrastination. The creator recommends the challenge for anyone looking to enhance their public speaking skills.

Structure

1Celebrates completing the 30-day challenge.
2Reflects on increased confidence and comfort speaking on camera.
3Shares an anecdote about asking someone out on day 7, attributing it to newfound confidence.

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#higherupwellnesschallenge day 30!!! This has been such a fun little challenge. And trust! It was a challenge alright. Both in terms of the actual content being spoken, and of the discipline to keep uploading every single day. I came out of it without having become the next Michael Smoak or Adam Huberman, but leaps and bounds more confident in my speaking abilities nevertheless. Highly, highly recommend. These 30 videos will now live on the internet forever – stumbles, pauses, filler words, unbecoming appearances and all, and I couldn’t possibly care less. It’s done! Thank you for all the inspiration @HigherUpWellness :)

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Transcript

I genuinely can't believe we're on day 30. What the hell? We made it. Yay! Me? Am I right? Okay, let's do a quick recap. I took down some notes. Let's do a recap over how I believe my speaking abilities have improved over the span of 30 days. Let's get into it. Number one, I feel like I'm way more comfortable. Okay. I'm going to go over two improvements and two could use more improvements. Get one. Number one improvement. I am way more comfortable being in front of the camera now. Like, I'm just, I'm just sitting here like, what's up? And it doesn't phase me anymore. And even if I don't have in mind what I wanted to say next, more to pauses. I'm just, I'm just staring into the camera like, yeah, like what's up? I don't necessarily feel the need to fill the silence, you know? Number two, like, comfortable. The recording. I'm comfortable recording myself. That has also translated to confidence in the real world. A shining example of this was actually on day seven of this challenge where I filmed myself, just filming, just walking outside, in the middle of the night after it happened. But what happened that I was rolling on a high, almost, right? From from all the confidence I've been gaining, um, with this challenge. And I asked a guy out for the first time ever. That never happened. That never ever happens before. I literally never done anything like that before. And I just did it. And I, we were at a bar, I wasn't even drunk, I was dead sober. And I was with my friends and on the way out, I asked the cute waiter that's been taking good care of us. If he wanted to have dinner with me. He said no, unfortunately. But still, the fact that I was just willing to casually ask him like that, like, hey, you want to go out sometime? Look at me go, like, and I just, I didn't expect that to just casually what's ever happened. But it did. And this, like, I can only attribute why that happened to this, you know what? Higher confidence. I fuck with that. So, the things that could use some extra improvement for next time, if I want to do this again, no. But number one, I definitely want to focus on way less filler words, time. Better next time. Number two, procrastination needs fucking when it comes to doing this challenge because I found myself pushing it to the very few last minutes of the night to upload the video to make an upload the video. And I don't want to be doing that before. And I can attribute that fact that I have ADHD, but still, it's not ideal, right? It doesn't up the cuff speaking, you know, and posting it, no matter what time of the day it is, whether I feel ready or not. That's the point. But I didn't do that. And I was just push it to the very last second. And I don't want to be doing that anymore. Yeah, overall, still net positive and it is something that I would highly recommend for anyone to improve their speaking abilities, confidently, off the cuff, and improve their abilities. Okay, all. Cha cha.