Overcoming the Fear of Presenting or Public Speaking

Overcoming the Fear of Presenting or Public Speaking

Many people have the fear of public speaking and the fear of being seen or heard in public. Some professional surveys rank the fear of public speaking as greater than the fear of death.

What are the symptoms of the fear of speaking or being seen and heard in public?

Some of the typical signs are: redness in the face (blushing), shortness of breath, loss of memory, stuttering, sweating, and feeling sick to the stomach.

Think about how you feel when speaking or demonstrating in front of a group. Do you have any of these symptoms or do you feel or experience something else.

Tips in Overcoming the “Fear”


Keep these facts in mind when presenting your speech.

1. Everyone in your audience has internal dialogues going on. They are listening to what you are saying but filtering out most of what you are saying. They are too busing thinking about what they saw on television, they are thinking of how they are going to hide their love affair from their spouse, going over their shopping list, ruminating about a government tax audit, and just about everything other then what you are talking about. (This gives you plenty of room to error.
2. Regardless of how nervous you think you look, most people when asked would say and believe that you were very calm and collected on stage.
3. If you do look nervous, you will connect with the majority of the audience as they will identify with your pain, which makes your speaking points become accepted and internalized. (Isn’t this your goal as a public speaker?)

Summary:
Remember that there is nothing wrong with feeling frightened by presenting or public speaking. Your audience isn’t’ riveted on each and every word that you are saying. They are focusing on their own internal dialog. Relax and enjoy your next encounter with public speaking.


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