# Confidence Grows One Survived Exchange at a Time by Bryant McGill > “Public speaking trains the nervous system through repetition. Each difficult question met with clarity becomes evidence that disagreement can be handled without collapse, appeasement, or needless aggression. Confidence grows one survived exchange at a time.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Awareness Is Power When You Learn to Hold Your Ground - Livestream (Mar 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power When You Learn to Hold Your Ground - Livestream|Awareness Is Power When You Learn to Hold Your Ground - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2016-03-14). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Human Proxy-Based Reinforcement (DeepRL) in Human Environments|Human Proxy-Based Reinforcement in Human Environments]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power When You Learn to Hold Your Ground - Livestream|Awareness Is Power When You Learn to Hold Your Ground - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Public Speaking|Public Speaking]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Public speaking trains the nervous system through repetition. Each difficult question met with clarity becomes evidence that disagreement can be handled without collapse, appeasement, or needless aggression. Confidence grows one survived exchange at a time.” — Bryant McGill, Awareness Is Power When You Learn to Hold Your Ground - Livestream (Mar 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-confidence-survived-exchange ```