You are not the only one who suffer from Fear of Public Speaking
Corporate Directors, Professors, Managers, Team Leaders, Supervisors and many other people still record that they experience awkward feelings before and or during a speech. This include feelings and symptoms such as headaches, anxiousness, panic attacks, being petrified, having sweaty palms, their mouth gets dry, breathlessness, body is shaking, feeling nauseous, their heart is racing, quivering voice, feel sick to their stomach, can’t sleep the night before the speech and wake up every ten minutes. You might even relate to some of these feelings and symptoms. Feelings are a great part of who we are, and all these negative feelings causes’ people to avoid public speaking. As they progress in their career, they realise that they lack the skill to talk in front of a group of people.
George Jesse said: “The human brain starts working the moment your are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.”
What can I physically do about it?
Mini exercises is one way to eliminate the fear of public speaking.
Stress, nervousness and anxiety cause our mussels to tens up. Your audience can see it if your mussels are tense. Tense mussels will affect your body language in a negative way. The following small mini exercises before your speech can relieve mussel tension fast.
Take note: See your doctor if you have a medical condition. Too many movements might cause you to break a sweat.
Head – Hold onto a fixed structure; close your eyes and breathe slowly while rolling your head slowly.
Shoulder – breathe slowly in and out for 6 seconds while you roll your shoulders forward and then backwards.
Hands – Shake your hands as if you just washed them and there is no towel. Audiences can see when your hands are shaking and are an obvious indication that you are nervous. You do not want your audience to see your hands shake.
Legs – Find some stairs that you can climb slowly to get your legs moving. If there is no stairs, kick your legs lightly forward or go for a short walk.
Mouth – The word COW stretches your jaw mussels to get rid of some tension in your mouth. The “C” letter should be said with a big smile. The “O” will be in a big O form and the “W” end in a small kiss.
Nervous indicators
Your audience cannot see that you are nervous, unless you show them. The most obvious signs that a speaker is nervous.
1.Speak too fast – Speaking too fast is a clear indication that you are not in control of your speech. Pause for a second between your sentences and don’t rush. You will sound much more in control of your speech.
2. Moving too much too fast – Speakers who move a lot on stage without purpose, appears very nervous.
3. Fidget – Playing with your wedding ring, a pen, touching your nose all the time, fidget with your clothes etc. distracts your listeners completely.
4. Drinking water too often – best to take a big mouth full, swallow it and get on with your speech.
5. Jittery hands – Your notes will amplify the signs that your hands are shaking. Place your notes on a table or lectern so your hands can be free. If you are not sure what to do with your hands put them on the lectern as if you are playing piano. Leaning on a lectern projects a bad image to your audience.
Nervousness is a feeling driven by a meaning – Trevor Ambrose
The fear of public speaking is real, but you can control it.
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