Drinking Water Before Serious Presentation Or Chat, Effectively Helps To Reduce Nervous

Illustration of the benefits of drinking water before presentation (Freepic/Drazen Zigic)

YOGYAKARTA The admiration can make the material that has been prepared overnight disappear instantly. Therefore, before presenting or talking seriously, experts recommend drinking water first. Why and how is the explanation from the expert?

Dehydration, although mild, turns out to have a negative impact on your mood, cognition, and attention. So one of the best ways to calm yourself down is to smoke a glass of water. Besides being effective in calming down, drinking water before talking seriously or an important event is a good idea to maintain cognition and a good mood.

The human body is 55-60 percent composed of water. This is the first reason why drinking enough H2O is an important part of Health and fitness as a whole. Hydrated enough also encourages the work of important functions in the body, such as removing waste through small water and defecating, regulating body temperature, lubricating joints, and protecting sensitive tissues such as spinal cord.

As much as 75 percent of the brain's mass is formed by water. So it is quite hydrated, it is important to help the brain carry out its functions, including your ability to engage in conversations and think clearly. Dehydration can also increase your cortisol, hormones related to stress and not ideal conditions for important conversations.

Research in 2018 published in the journal Medicine & Science on Sports & Exercise, reported by Well+Good, Thursday, July 6, shows that dehydration interferes with cognitive performance, especially for tasks that require attention, motor coordination, and executive function.

Feeling thirsty is one way to know that you need to drink more water, but there are more precise measurements. Dehydration is measured by comparing body mass loss (BML) with a person's initial weight. Light dehydration is about one percent of a person's standard weight. While two percent or more are likely to be obtained when we start to see wider differences in performance and other metrics.

"I always tell people it's important to 'do your own job', and what I mean is to put yourself in the right mental and physical condition so you have the ability to hear and process what other people say," said relationship therapist Kimberly Panganiban, LMFT.

According to the Panganian, you mean 'do your own job', including choosing the time to speak when you are not stressed or disturbed, tired, hungry or thirsty. Drinking water during a conversation is also not a bad idea. Panganian said taking a break during the conversation gives you time to process and gather your mind. This can be useful for easing tensions if things get a little emotional or intense.