“And it turns out you don't just want to exhale, you want to do a double inhale. So inhale through the nose and then before you exhale, sneak in a little bit more air and then do a long exhale. And you do this just one to three times.”

Matt Abrahams · Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques · 336. Rethinks: The “ABC’s” of Fright-Free Communication

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practice a double inhale: inhale through the nose, then before exhaling sneak in a little more air, then do a long exhale, repeating 1-3 times

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