Fear of public speaking is one of the most common phobias in the world. When some people think about getting up and speaking in front of an audience, they feel an acute sense that they will be judged negatively. One way for you to overcome this fear is to develop an attitude of generosity toward your audience. Stop thinking about getting your audience's approval and start thinking about giving your audience a gift. The fear of speaking in public, can mess up a great speech that you have practiced for, so long. But no fear, today I will giving you the tips, that you need, to help you deliver a great speech without an ounce of fear.
The first tip to keep in mind is, speaking in public is not inherently stressful. Most of us believe parts of life are inherently stressful. In fact, most of us have been taught to believe that life as a whole is very stressful! To deal with any type of stress effectively, you first must understand that life itself, including public speaking, is not inherently stressful. Thousands of human beings have learned to speak in front of groups with little or no stress at all. Many of these people were initially terrified to speak in public. Their knees would shake, their voices would tremble, their thoughts would become jumbled and things get messed up. Yet they learned to eliminate their fear of public speaking completely.
You are no more or less human than they are. If they can conquer the fear of public speaking, so can you! It just takes the right guiding principles, the right understanding, and the right plan of action to make this goal a reality. Believe me, it's not difficult. I'm a good example of someone who conquered the fear of public speaking. And while I didn't do it overnight, it wasn't difficult. All it took was approaching the problem in the right way. What you have to do is realize that you have information that the audience wants or you have something to offer. That switches the locus of control away from the...