Comments on: Fear of Public Speaking – Get Rid of the Fear http://www.artofgreatspeaking.com/fear-of-public-speaking-get-rid-of-the-fear/ Speak with Confidence - Public Speaking and Conversation Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:44:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Nick1254367 http://www.artofgreatspeaking.com/fear-of-public-speaking-get-rid-of-the-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 Nick1254367 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:52:24 +0000 http://www.artofgreatspeaking.com/fear-of-public-speaking-get-rid-of-the-fear/#comment-1440 Thanks for this great advice. I agree, we've all been there, situations like going in front of the stage and making a speech to a faceless crowd! But what I just kept in my mind are these things: Speaking in public is not inherently stressful. Don’t fear the fear. Don’t fight it. Don’t put pressure on yourself to succeed: - It’s not about you. - You don’t have to be perfect or brilliant to succeed. - You are not the only one with this problem. Be yourself. Don’t over-prepare or prepare in too much detail, but do rehearse if possible. Make sure you have a message to share. Focus on your audience and on the message itself during your presentation. Don’t believe something bad will happen. Don’t think your audience does not want you to succeed. Get practice to see firsthand that all the points above are true. Recently, I made an effort to put up a comprehensive diagram for this, please take a look! http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/01/analysis-of-public-speaking-anxiety-and-proposals/ Thanks, Nick Thanks for this great advice. I agree, we’ve all been there, situations like going in front of the stage and making a speech to a faceless crowd! But what I just kept in my mind are these things:
Speaking in public is not inherently stressful.
Don’t fear the fear. Don’t fight it.
Don’t put pressure on yourself to succeed:
- It’s not about you.
- You don’t have to be perfect or brilliant to succeed.
- You are not the only one with this problem.
Be yourself.
Don’t over-prepare or prepare in too much detail, but do rehearse if possible.
Make sure you have a message to share. Focus on your audience and on the message itself during your presentation.
Don’t believe something bad will happen.
Don’t think your audience does not want you to succeed.
Get practice to see firsthand that all the points above are true.

Recently, I made an effort to put up a comprehensive diagram for this, please take a look!

http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/01/analysis-of-public-speaking-anxiety-and-proposals/

Thanks, Nick

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