Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
The fear of public speaking has a lot to do with a person’s comfort level with their chosen subject matter. For many speakers, it is not who is in the audience, but what’s in their head that gets them feeling queasy. Their anxiety grows directly in proportion to their ability to remember what it is they have to say more than a fear of how the audience will receive their content. In my practice, I help people discover how they can create “The Speaker’s Comfort Zone” by selecting material that suits them to a T.
Here are three basic rules of The Speech Wiz Rules I coach my clients to practice to overcome their fear of public speaking.
Rule #1: SMILE – The audience remembers the first thing it sees and the last thing it hears. The first thing it sees is you, so show them your SMILE! It’s a powerful way to welcome the audience to your message and make them feel at ease. After all, a SMILE is a Spectacular Mental Image Loaded with Enthusiasm!
Rule #2: Use G.R.E.A.S.E. – Which stands for “Get Really Engage And Stay Enthused. – “The most important thing your audience has come to hear you speak about is… you. The best speakers talk to their audiences about the things they Know, Feel or have Experienced. Follow this rule and you will be an expert too… on you.”
Rule #3: Don’t Memorize, Familiarize – “Lots of people waste too much time memorizing what they are going to say. Besides making their presentations sound robotic, it has tendency to make the speaker even more anxious out of a fear they will forget something profound. My advice is to know your material and become familiar with the main point, supporting points and the final words you want your audience to remember.“ (See Rule #1).
There is a lot more you can do to overcome your fear of public speaking. Speaking is a skill just like golf or woodworking. The more you do it, the better you get at doing it. Practice may not make perfect, but it will get you very, very close. My advice is to seek out opportunities to speak in public about the things that you are either passionate for or know a lot about. Do these things and the fear in your mind will melt away.
Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking - To learn more about this author, visit Don Smith's Website.
Like this article? Share it with your friends
Most people equate public speaking with large audiences packed with experts just waiting to challenge every word you say. The truth is, everyday public speaking is just the opposite from an adversarial environment. So why do so many people fear doing it?
The fear of public speaking has a lot to do with a person’s comfort level with their chosen subject matter. For many speakers, it is not who is in the audience, but what’s in their head that gets them feeling queasy. Their anxiety grows directly in proportion to their ability to remember what it is they have to say more than a fear of how the audience will receive their content. In my practice, I help people discover how they can create “The Speaker’s Comfort Zone” by selecting material that suits them to a T.
Here are three basic rules of The Speech Wiz Rules I coach my clients to practice to overcome their fear of public speaking.
Rule #1: SMILE – The audience remembers the first thing it sees and the last thing it hears. The first thing it sees is you, so show them your SMILE! It’s a powerful way to welcome the audience to your message and make them feel at ease. After all, a SMILE is a Spectacular Mental Image Loaded with Enthusiasm!
Rule #2: Use G.R.E.A.S.E. – Which stands for “Get Really Engage And Stay Enthused. – “The most important thing your audience has come to hear you speak about is… you. The best speakers talk to their audiences about the things they Know, Feel or have Experienced. Follow this rule and you will be an expert too… on you.”
Rule #3: Don’t Memorize, Familiarize – “Lots of people waste too much time memorizing what they are going to say. Besides making their presentations sound robotic, it has tendency to make the speaker even more anxious out of a fear they will forget something profound. My advice is to know your material and become familiar with the main point, supporting points and the final words you want your audience to remember.“ (See Rule #1).
There is a lot more you can do to overcome your fear of public speaking. Speaking is a skill just like golf or woodworking. The more you do it, the better you get at doing it. Practice may not make perfect, but it will get you very, very close. My advice is to seek out opportunities to speak in public about the things that you are either passionate for or know a lot about. Do these things and the fear in your mind will melt away.
Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking - To learn more about this author, visit Don Smith's Website.
Like this article? Share it with your friends
 | |
 |
No article feedback found. |
| |
Leave Your Feedback |
 | |
| |||
George LudwigGeorge Ludwig is a recognized authority on sales strategy and peak performance psychology. An international speaker, trainer, and corporate consultant, he helps clients like Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories, Northwestern Mutual, CIGNA, and numerous others improve sales force effectiveness and performance. Though it's George's strategies and processes that help corporations increase productivity and performance, it's his tremendous energy and dynamism that spark the transformation. Again and again, clients remark on his amazing ability to unleash human capacity and inspire men and women to break out of their comfort zones. The result is a whole new type of salesperson. His customized presentations teach achievers to make stunning advances in their lives. From helping salespeople realize cherished dreams to helping corporations exponentially accelerate revenue streams, George Ludwig leaves audiences and individuals empowered, emboldened, and clamoring for more. George is the best-selling author of Power Selling: Seven Strategies for Cracking the Sales Code and Wise Moves: 60 Quick Tips to Improve Your Position in Life & Business. - Visit George Ludwig's Website |
|||
|
To learn more about the Evan Elite Author Program please contact us. | |||
 | |
|  |
Subscribe to Don's articles
 | |
|
|  |
 | |
|
| |
 | |||||||
|
 | ||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
|
| ||
 |
| Have you written articles that would be of value to entrepreneurs? Become an expert on our site by publishing them! Expose yourself to a wide audience, drive more traffic to your website and get more sales! Click Here for details. |
|
|
 |
| Modeling the Masters: Learn the true secrets behind Walt Disney's business success factors & grow your company! Video produced by Phanta Media |
|
|
 |
"Learn straight from Evan how you can Make a Full Time Income (And More) from a Website"
Click Here To Learn More |
|
|
|
|
Get advice & tips from famous business owners, new articles by entrepreneur experts, my latest website updates, & special sneak peaks at what's to come!
|
|
|
 3 Networking Skills Cash Flow Forecast Samples Business / Personal Plan SWOT Analysis Template Competetive Advantage Article |
|
 | ||
 |
Top 50 Social Media Blogs
Top 50 Social Media Blogs | |
 |
The Top 10 GTD Times Posts
Best Posts for Productivity | |
| ||
 | ||||
| ||||
|
| ||||
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Email us your ideas on how to make our website more valuable! Thank you Sharon from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for your suggestions to make the newsletter look like the website and profile younger entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez and Sean Combs!
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||