WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON FEARS WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING?
BY SERGIO R IST IE
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID OF PUBLIC SPEAKING .
IT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FEARS AMONGST
THE GENERAL PUBLIC .
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF IT FOR THE SAME REASON.
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ON THIS SKILL , YOUR F IRST STEP IS UNDERSTANDING
‘WHY ’ YOU ARE INTIMIDATED TO SPEAK.
THAT WILL THEN ALLOW YOU TO INTERNALIZE YOUR WEAKNESS AND
CHANGE IT INTO A STRENGTH.
SO WHAT MAKES A PERSON AFRAID OF PUBLIC SPEAKING?
L IKE IT OR NOT WE ALL WANT TO BE GREAT.
BECAUSE OF OUR NEED TO DO WELL , WE CAN OFTEN T IMES
PSYCH OURSELVES OUT.
USUALLY MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE AFRAID OF FAILURE ARE AFRAID
OF EMBARRASSING THEMSELVES .
FEAR 2 : INSECURITY
FOR MANY STUDENTS, THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES THE
QUIET ONE.
IN FACT BECAUSE OF THEIR PERSONALITY, MOST PEOPLE FEEL INSECURE WHEN A LARGE GROUP
OF PEOPLE ARE STARING AT THEM.
FEAR 3 : PERFECTIONISM
THE IDEA OF GETTING THE PERFECT GRADE OR EXCIT ING THE CROWD CAN
OFTENTIMES PLAY TRICKS ON YOU MIND.
YOU BEGIN THINKING OF ALL OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIOS THAN JUST
YOUR SPEECH.
AS MUCH AS YOU WANT IT TO BE PERFECT, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE H ICCUPS DOWN THE L INE .
FAILURE 4 : STRESS
AS MUCH AS STANDING IN FRONT OF A GROUP CAN BE STRESSFUL…
…SHOWCASING YOUR OWN WORK CAN BUILD EVEN MORE ANXIETY.
MUCH OF THIS GOES BACK TO YOUR OWN SELF CONFIDENCE WITH YOUR
WORK AND YOUR SKILLS .
FAILURE 5 : JUDGMENT
BEING JUDGED BY OUR PEERS CAN BE AN
EXCRUCIATING PROCESS .
IN FACT MANY PEOPLE ALLOW THAT THEIR FEAR OF BEING
JUDGE TO THROW OF THEIR GAME.
FAILURE 6 : LACK OF PREPARATION
IT IS ALWAYS A TOUGH MOMENT WHEN YOU ARE NOT READY.
UNLIKE THE OTHER FEARS, THIS ONE BUILDS UP BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT HAVE
PRACTICED OR F IN ISHED XYZ -ASSIGNMENT
SOLUTION TO YOUR FEARS
PRACTICE AND MEMORIZE YOUR SPEECH
CREATE PREP QUESTIONS
TAKE DEEP BREATHS
ASK FOR ADVISE
PRESENT TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
PRACTICE YOUR EYE CONTACT
L ISTEN TO RELAXING SONGS
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR RESOURCES
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