The first strategy in overcoming a fear of public speaking is to try basic methods outside of medical treatment first. One of the best lay person’s methods is taught in acting schools and by public speaking professionals. It teaches a person how to take a normal stressful public speaking event and turn into something pleasurable.

There are some important strategies to overcome a fear of public speaking. Each one is designed to train a person to deal with their fear and make public speaking easier to do. Here are the facts, tips and do’s and don’ts that will help you overcome your fears:

· Public speaking is a normal part of life

· Public speaking does not just apply to politicians, managers or other high flyers, but to school presentations, charity speeches, wedding toasts and so much more

· It is normal to be scared when doing this for the first time

· It is also normal to have knees knocking together, hands shaking, voices trembling, thoughts getting jumbled, palms sweating and forgetting things

· Professional public speakers appear clever, successful, witty, polished, calm and entertaining, but anyone can appear that way

· It is normal to be just a normal nobody, make some mistakes, stumble over thoughts and words, tell unfunny jokes and/or even forget what is supposed to be discussed

· Differences of opinion are normal and not a reflection of you, the person

· Remember the ‘KISS’ principle: ‘Keep it simple stupid’

· Stick to major points (a minimum of 1+), break those down into finer points and so on, but not go off on a tangent; use an outline and cue cards; stick to the point

· Your outline should follow who/what, when, where, why and how

· Most of us would cringe at the idea of public speaking and panic

· Pretend that you know the audience as if they were your friends, or that you are dealing with an audience full of school children, but not that you are a public speaker

· Practice your speech beforehand, get a friend or confidant that you trust to listen to your speech as if you were already doing the presentation (learn it by heart); dress accordingly, do all the introductions, jokes and other things that you will do on the day of your speech

· Create a list of possible questions that the audience may ask you and prepare your answers on cue cards – practice these

· Feel confident in your own self and abilities

· Prime yourself as you step in front of the audience

· Project your voice to the back of the room, but don’t yell

· Focus on something in the room behind the audience that pleases you and make your speech to it

· Maintain an air of humility and sense of humor during public speaking events

· Don’t tell a joke that you cannot pull off

· Laugh at yourself if you make a mistake or forget something, and make a joke out of that – ‘laugh and the whole world laughs with you’

· Don’t prime yourself for disaster – these don’t usually happen

· We all have experienced embarrassing results, whether from a public speech or just a conversation with a friend

· Have a contingency plan available

· If you become speechless, take ten deep breaths, count to ten and have a sip of water – start again

· If the audience reacts badly, walks out and/or someone rallies a defense against you, ask for feedback from the person or persons involved in the situation

· Public speaking is about sharing thoughts, ideas and information

· Control yourself, thoughts, arrangements, preparation, practice, the room layout and any equipment that you may need

· People are people – some fidget; others ignore you – this is normal

· Ignore the non-listeners; talk to those who want to listen

· Don’t over prepare for things that may never happen

· You are successful now because you are trying to learn strategies to overcome your fear of public speaking by reading this article

· Believe in yourself

· Audiences don’t want to embarrass, judge you as a person/by your clothes, voice or anything else

· Audiences want to learn something new, no matter how meager that might be

· Most of your audience will hold you in high esteem because you had the courage to stand up and speak at all

· Your listeners want you to be successful!

These strategies to overcoming your fear of public speaking have been proven successful by both professionals and other average people like you and me. Remember: practice, prepare, believe in you, and laugh at any mistakes. It is definitely not the end of the world!

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Gary Miller was so scared that he actually passed out during a presentation and couldn’t talk after due to numerous social anxieties. To learn more about his journey to recovery and weekly FREE Social Anxiety coping techniques, you can visit his web site at: http://www.Social-Anxiety-Cure.com

Overcoming public speaking anxiety is not an easy task. Your knees shake, your hands sweat, and your heart pumps even faster than you can count; but if you have the determination to succeed on stage, overcoming public speaking anxiety is a breeze.

There are a lot of reasons why your fear is triggered when you speak in public. These are some of the reasons why overcoming public speaking anxiety can be challenging at first:

? You feel that you may commit errors in grammar or provide invalid information along the way. ? You feel the people around you are judging you wrongly. ? You feel insecure about the topic of discussion. ? You feel the audience doesn’t like you as their speaker. ? You feel the audience doesn’t understand your point.

Treat your audience as a friend by giving them the benefit of the doubt about how they feel and think about you. Instead of feeling like they don’t like you, assume that they do and you’ve taken the important first step to overcoming public speaking anxiety.

Keep your audience awake by being provocative. Ask some questions and maintain eye contact for a couple of seconds to as many people as you can inside the room. Change your voice tone when there’s a need to emphasize things.

The center stage is not the most comfortable place in the world, and public speaking has been known to top the list of fears for most people. Your body reacts to the pressure you’re going through while in front of your audience.

Don’t worry because the feeling is absolutely normal. When all that adrenalin reacts to how you feel, overcoming public speaking anxiety can become easy. You may model other successful public speakers but remember to put your own unique style in your speech delivery.

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tudies show that public speaking phobia, and most phobias, develop in middle or late childhood stage. It usually starts from an unpleasant experience like being humiliated in front of the class; this unpleasant experience gets stored in the child’s memory and is brought up when faced with similar situations. Children who have been exposed to people with public speaking phobia, like their parents or friends, learn the phobia by hearing them. Research also shows that genetics also play an important role in developing phobias. Phobias are mostly likely to occur in identical twins, than in fraternal twins.

Luckily, there are many ways to treat Phobia. * PERSONAL MOTIVATION. There are many self-help books that can help you overcome your public speaking phobia. Your desire to overcome your fear is the most important factor of treatment. * PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT. If self-treatment does not work for you, you can seek help from a professional. *Other kinds of treatment include, Counseling, Hypnosis and Medication. This method is used if the sufferer has other mental conditions that are affected by the phobia. Using medication alone cannot cure the phobia.

Cause of Public Speaking Anxiety

Even the most experienced speaker gets anxious when speaking in public. However, this fear can be controlled so that you can put your fear to your advantage. People are afraid of rejection by their audience. Thus, many are terrified of speaking in public for fear of being criticized by the crowd for how they look or how they deliver their speech. On the contrary, audiences are very understanding about the speaker’s problem with stage fright. You become more nervous when your fear of the audience increases.

Some strategies that can help you overcome your fear of the audience. Choose a topic that you like and you are familiar with. The more comfortable you are about your chosen topic, the more confident you are in facing your audience. Concentrate on your topic. Focus on your topic and not on yourself. When you start to think of your subject matter and not yourself, your fear of speaking will likely decrease, Trust in your capability of delivering your speech. Showing that you are in charge decreases your fear and increases your confidence in facing the situation, Bridge the gap between your audience and yourself. Analyze carefully to establish rapport.

There are two ways to win over your fear of failure, Picture yourself succeeding. If you think that you will stutter in front of many people, chances are you will stutter. But if you visualize yourself delivering your speech well, then, you will, Face your fear. You cannot overcome your fear unless you show it and admit that you are afraid of it. Take time to write your speech. Review it and rewrite if necessary. If you are confident with your speech, the less terrified you will be about speaking in public. Practice and ask for suggestions on how you can improve your speech. Ask a friend of relative to act as your audience. Once you have delivered your topic, ask for their feedback.

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While having to speak in public, some people are experiencing anxiety and/or nervousness. Their hands are shaking. They can barely say anything.

Have you been undergoing the same situation?

No need to worry, you’re not alone. There are many out there who feel the same way about public speaking. However, it is best to try your best to get used to speaking in public. A successful person is sometimes asked to do it.

So, if you plan to be one, get rid of your anxiety and nervousness.

Try these tips below:

• Prepare yourself

This one is for those who are given the chance to get prepared. If you do, then use the best out of it. Check out what you are expected to talk about. Gather all the information you might need. This helps build your confidence.

• Get a drink

It is a calming action you can do before getting on the stage. If possible, and if you are about to talk for a long period of time, make sure you have at least a glass of water next to you. Yet, don’t drink too much for it might cause you to make water in the middle of the speech.

• Take a very deep breath

Breathing deeply can help you feel a little bit calmer. The oxygen can also help your brain work at its best. You can do it once or again and again, until you feel very calm.

• You are the star!

Keep that in mind. Remember that every star is confident and sure about themselves. So are you. Boost your confidence by acting like a star!

If someone asks you to speak in public, never say no. You need to practice. Practice makes perfect. If you keep rehearsing, soon, you will be the best public speaker ever.

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With the pressures of climbing the corporate ladder and just keeping up with the Jones’s, there are many things that are pushing us in life to succeed and achieve greater goals year on year. While really wanting to succeed and attain our goals we can stumble on some obstacles that may be barriers that keep up from making a success in life and reaching our goals. One example of this is a fear of public speaking; also known as public speaking anxiety. In a recent survey this phobia was put at number one as being the most severe fear that you could suffer from. Just to show you how bad it can be, the fear of death on the same survey came it at number seven!

As a ‘recovered’ sufferer of public speaking anxiety myself, I can empathize with people that are sufferers at the moment. The phobia itself is ‘all in the mind’ however it really does have a physical part to play too, allowing us to sweat, shake and get palpitations – sometimes even just thinking about it! I even remember reading a case history once of a young man in his twenties suffering a heart attack due to the stress and pressure that he was under with his public speaking anxiety. It really can cause a massive effect on the person that it is hounding.

Most sufferers will unfortunately just come to terms with it and allow it to limit them in future life choices such as getting a promotion at work or just giving an after dinner or best mans speech. If you do suffer from this condition you can think back now on just how many opportunities that you have missed out on due to this irrational fear. Some of you may have just tried facing it, only to make the phobia stronger after a failed attempt! Wherever you are at the moment – with the correct approach you can get the success that you both desire and deserve.

I help all of my clients that come to me for help with public speaking anxiety with hypnosis and self hypnosis. In fact in my clinic and with my downloads and my book I have helped thousands to overcome this fear with great success. Simply put – hypnosis reprograms the part of the brain that houses all of the behaviours and beliefs that make this phobia. This part of the brain is called the sub-conscious mind. Hypnosis works on every aspect of the phobia giving the client the results that they want and need.

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