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Tips For Overcoming The Fear Of Public Speaking
Fear in public speaking is a natural feeling for everyone. In fact, it is number one on the list of phobias. (Technically called "Glossophobia"). However, it hits people differently. You are different from everyone else. You react to people, places and experiences in a unique way. You maybe a person who is more comfortable in front of hundreds of people but the thought of speaking to a group of four frightens you to death! Or you may find that a small group of people offers a supportive environment that larger group settings cannot supply. No matter how you are wired, nervousness naturally happens to all of us. There are ways to manage if not completely overcome the basic human anxiety of speaking in front of other people. Here are 3 tips that will help: 1: Know yourself. Like we said, you are different from everyone else and you react to your world based on many different elements. Knowing how you react in tense situations will help you anticipate what could happen when you step to the podium.
(Click below for a simple, step by step guide that will help you know how you deal with fear.)
Before and during presentation, take a few longer, deeper breathes to help your body manage this adrenaline rush. 3: Adjust your thinking beforehand. Remember this phrase, “the anticipation of something is always worse than it’s reality.” In other words, we tend to make things worse in our minds than it actually turns out to be. Have you ever been so stressed over a presentation and then, when it’s over, you thought back and said, “that wasn’t so bad.” Most of the time we exaggerate what could happen instead of saying to ourselves, “this will not kill me and it’s going to be fun.” 4: Put the past behind you. Nothing works harder against our future success than our past failures. Last month, you may have bombed the presentation but that was then, this is now. (If you are having trouble forgetting the past,
try these simple steps to regaining your confidence and audience).
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