Key Secrets To Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety

When it comes to public speaking, have you ever felt like the more you prepare, the worse you do? I certainly have. You probably already know preparation is important but “how” you prepare can be equally vital.

Let me explain.

You see oftentimes people have the wrong focus when preparing for their speeches. People tend to over-scrutinize what they’re trying to do and end up trying to find ways to please their audience rather than say what’s on their mind. They fear they’ll make a major mistake.

This makes it very difficult to overcome public speaking anxiety.

As a result, people end up OVER-preparing.  In these cases, the more you prepare, the worse you will probably do.

On the other hand if you know your subject intimately or if you’ve spoken about it many times over, or if you’re just feeling ambitious, you may need very little preparation at all.  Perhaps all you’ll need to do is remind yourself of the two or three main points you want to make along the way.  I know I enjoy speeches the most when I can tell the speaker is following and outline but using a bit of impromptu language.

You see over preparation shows a lack of confidence and competence and can be detrimental to overcoming nervousness in public speaking.

Either you don’t feel confident enough to speak in public, or you don’t know your subject well enough. If you’re lacking knowledge, research is the key.  If you’re lacking confidence, EXPOSURE is the key.

You need to put yourself in the spotlight over and over again - trusting in your natural ability to speak.

If you want to take this seriously, I highly recommend you actually solicit opportunities to speak in public. Toastmasters is a great place to start if you’d like some practice. No matter how it’s done, the important thing is you get yourself in front of people to speak. Your natural communication abilities will begin to shine in no time at all.

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