How can I get confidence during communication?

How can I get confidence during communication?

1. Improve your Posture - Stand tall and wide; the more space you take up the better you will feel. Chest out, stomach in, just like in the military.
2. Be more Open - An open stance signals safety and comfort to both the other person and yourself. Keep your hands out of your pockets, legs apart and arms open.
3. Talk more - Practice makes perfect, but also practice makes comfortable!
4. Communicate in Scary Situations - Find a place to speak in front of an audience, join a theater production, or try out some improvisation. Get uncomfortable in big things and you’ll take care of the normal conversations with ease.
5. Find another Source of Confidence - Become a Master in your hobby, improve drastically at your work or spend a lot of quality time with your family so you have another source to draw your confidence from. The more this matters to you the better!
6. Let your Stomach Talk - Instead of trying to bring out the sounds from your throat, bring your voice from the pit of your stomach. To practice this try reaching the end of the room with your voice without raising your volume. You can also check your chest and throat while you talk. If just your throat vibrates you are not taking your voice from deep within.
7. Smile - Smiling helps us feel good, which is in direct correlation to our confidence.