Re: Fear of speaking
Hi
In my job i have to do presentations almost weekly and felt exactly as you do when i started
First thing you need to know is in a survey when people were asked what do you fear most, public speaking came above death..so it is natural to feel the way you do..
I have done several public speaking courses and the things that helped me are
1. know your subject well (really research and practice what you will be talking about)
2. Practice, practice, practice (do it over and over until you can do it on autopilot)
3. Just before you get up to speak take 2 deep slow breaths and push your sholders down (relax them)
4. Your audience will NOT judge you as its the think they ALL fear doing
5. Your audience will ot see how bad you feel... as mot of it is on the inside
6 if you can video yourself you will be surprised how well you come across even when you are feeling nervous
Good luck and stick at it... its a great feeling when you master it ... and you will in time
Last edited by PanicOver!!; 30-10-09 at 10:24.
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