Description

Self-Talk for Beginners: Take Control of Your Inner Voice

Every performer talks to themselves, whether they realise it or not. The question isn’t whether you use self-talk, it’s whether the voice in your head is helping you or holding you back.

This course is designed for anyone taking part in sport or other performance domains — the arts, music, dance, and beyond — who wants to start using self-talk intentionally and effectively. It doesn’t matter what level you’re performing at or how experienced you are in your discipline; if you’re new to working with self-talk as a skill, this course meets you where you are.

What you’ll learn:

• What self-talk actually is, and why it plays such a powerful role in performance
• The two core types of self-talk, instructional and motivational, and the distinct purpose each one serves
• When and how to apply instructional self-talk to sharpen focus, technique, and execution
• When and how to apply motivational self-talk to build confidence, manage effort, and stay resilient under pressure
• How to start noticing and shaping your own self-talk patterns in training and performance settings

Who this course is for:

Beginners to self-talk, full stop. You might be an athlete, a dancer, a musician, an actor, or someone performing in any high-pressure setting. You don’t need any background in sport psychology or prior experience working with self-talk techniques — just a willingness to pay attention to your own thinking and start experimenting.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Recognise instructional vs. motivational self-talk in the moment
• Choose the right type of self-talk for the right situation
• Begin building a personal self-talk toolkit you can carry into any performance context

Your inner voice is already talking. This course helps you make sure it’s saying the right things.