What are the most common fears with public speaking? by Sergio Ristie

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?

FEAR 1 . FA ILURE

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

ASK FOR FEEDBACK

L ISTEN TO RELAXING SONGS

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR RESOURCES

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