The Driving Confidence Podcast

Calming Driving Nerves - Why talking to yourself isn't as mad as it seems!

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In this episode, Kev and Tracey discuss why talking to yourself while driving isn’t as mad as it might seem, and why talking yourself through difficult driving tasks can help you to feel calmer and keep your attention focused on what you are doing.

Psychological research in child development, education and sports people suggests that private self talk can help to regulate emotions and improve performance so it seems logical that this can also be applied into driving scenarios.

Kev talks about the benefits for him as an instructor when a students talks through a task aloud in driving lessons and suggests this might also be useful for those who practice driving between lessons with parents and others.  Kev and Tracey also discuss using self talk as a strategy for the driving test.

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