It is not an easy matter to dispel the anxiety which comes along with public speaking; it is a fact that because of public speaking anxiety, many of us would rather not do this at all.
However at some point in time it may become inevitable.
Everyone with leader potential, or who wants to make something of their lives, will be noticed and at some time or other asked to speak to a group of people.
Public speaking actually does not have to be stressful, just understanding the underlying cause of this anxiety is often enough to get a dynamic person off their seat and addressing a crowd from the podium.
Overcoming public speaking anxiety entails a few key principles which need to be adhered to in order to get things to fall into place.
Obviously practice also makes perfect, regardless of how hesitant you are, you should try to speak publicly as often as you are offered the opportunity.
Always bear in mind that your audience does want you to succeed, no-one wants to see anyone embarrass themselves at the podium, and nothing bad can happen.
Use humility and humor in your approach and this goes a long way to capturing the audience's attention.
You only need a couple of salient points to get your message across and no public speaker needs to be brilliant to still be successful.
Remember to never consider yourself to be a public speaker, because then your expectations of yourself may be so high that this will cause anxiety.
Also, the more prepared you are the less relaxed you will be and this may mean you speak even more badly than you might if you spoke off-the-cuff.
Don't forget that you are not required to control the behavior of the audience you are speaking to, and you must have a purpose which is correct for your speaking task.
I mean it is not wise to address a gathering of the United Moose Hunters Society with the same kind of quips you might address the Ladies Knitting for Afghanistan League? Mostly though, you have to believe in your heart that public speaking is actually not stressful.
However at some point in time it may become inevitable.
Everyone with leader potential, or who wants to make something of their lives, will be noticed and at some time or other asked to speak to a group of people.
Public speaking actually does not have to be stressful, just understanding the underlying cause of this anxiety is often enough to get a dynamic person off their seat and addressing a crowd from the podium.
Overcoming public speaking anxiety entails a few key principles which need to be adhered to in order to get things to fall into place.
Obviously practice also makes perfect, regardless of how hesitant you are, you should try to speak publicly as often as you are offered the opportunity.
Always bear in mind that your audience does want you to succeed, no-one wants to see anyone embarrass themselves at the podium, and nothing bad can happen.
Use humility and humor in your approach and this goes a long way to capturing the audience's attention.
You only need a couple of salient points to get your message across and no public speaker needs to be brilliant to still be successful.
Remember to never consider yourself to be a public speaker, because then your expectations of yourself may be so high that this will cause anxiety.
Also, the more prepared you are the less relaxed you will be and this may mean you speak even more badly than you might if you spoke off-the-cuff.
Don't forget that you are not required to control the behavior of the audience you are speaking to, and you must have a purpose which is correct for your speaking task.
I mean it is not wise to address a gathering of the United Moose Hunters Society with the same kind of quips you might address the Ladies Knitting for Afghanistan League? Mostly though, you have to believe in your heart that public speaking is actually not stressful.
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