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Year 10 HPE: Self Talk

Self Talk

  • Positive self-talk can improve confidence.
  • Positive self-talk does positively affect performance.
  • Self-talk effects motor skill performance more than cognitive performance.
  • Self-talk is best scripted ahead of time and practiced.
  • Research shows there are differences in what type of statements you should say at different times, but…
  • What works for each person is fundamentally a matter of personal preference.
  • Addressing yourself by name or ‘you’ is found to be more powerful than ‘I’ statements.
  • Self-talk should focus on what you should do rather than what you should not do.