| Fear of public speaking is one of the most common | | | | You might have heard that practice makes a man |
| fears that is seen in the modern generation. One of | | | | perfect. The more you keep on speaking publicly, the |
| the reasons for this may be the fact that in the | | | | more will your performance level increase. This will in |
| modern day, we live a much alienated life than our | | | | turn increase your confidence. Thus it will also get rid |
| forefathers did. We are brought up in alienation and like | | | | of the fear of public speaking. |
| to live our life by ourselves. | | | | Once you get good at it, you will also learn to enjoy it. |
| However there might be other reasons behind this too. | | | | This will further reduce your inhibitions about public |
| Whatever be the reason, fear of public speaking can | | | | speaking. |
| become a source of great worry especially if you are | | | | Don't Expect Too much |
| in a profession like the corporate world, where your | | | | Fear of public speaking is caused directly by too much |
| performance depends on speaking. In this article, we | | | | expectation people have of themselves. It's more like |
| shall discuss a few ways to get rid of this fear of | | | | you are being asked to fly a plane when you don't |
| public speaking. | | | | have nay instructions or have never flown before. It is |
| Speak Up | | | | therefore not unnatural to succumb to this pressure. |
| That's correct. Speak up your mind. You might be | | | | Chances are that if the pilot called you to fly a plane in |
| scared, you might be hesitant or nervous, but don't let | | | | the midst of a journey, you are likely to crash. There is |
| this stop you from speaking your heart out. Rather, | | | | no harm in admitting that. |
| don't care. If you let this stop you now, then it will be | | | | Failure is Not Fatal |
| much easier to stop you in the future. Do it! | | | | People are not going to throw stones at you if you are |
| Select a Goal | | | | not god at public speaking. Relax. You learn best when |
| The first few times, this will not be an easy task. You | | | | you fail. Unless you stumble, you will not be able to |
| will feel like a heavy burden has been dropped on to | | | | walk. A person who is speaking for the first time in |
| you. But select a goal and make it a point to finish it. It | | | | public is not expected to dazzle minds. Set realistic |
| might take a few extra efforts before you realize that | | | | expectations. |
| this work has not killed you! This will make you less | | | | If you follow the above steps, it is most likely that your |
| scared of the event, the next time it happens and you | | | | fear of public speaking will go away. |
| will be able to speak more freely. | | | | |