Comments on: How Can I Cure My Fear Of Public Speaking?

By: ?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:19:57 +0000

What worked for me is at the beginning find three people to focus on in the crowd. One to your left, one to your front, and one to your right. Focus as hard as you can on those three only when speaking. When you look to your left, focus on the one over there; when you look to your right focus on that one over there, and the same with the one up front. In essence if you focus hard enough, it feels like you are only talking to one person and you just happen to be in a crowded room rather than talking to a large crowd altogether. That limits the feeling of everyone looking at you, since you only care about the one person you are talking to.
Because you will be somewhat far away I assume, everyone will feel you are looking at them because your eyes are in their general direction, so they will feel part of the conversation (which will add to their liking of it). But as you only focus on one, that one is the only one who matters to you so you still feel in control. As the whole crowd feels part of it though, you’ll begin to feel the confidence and it will eventually just flow more easily as you go along. You should have pretty much no problem then.

By: Alfred E. Newman

Alfred E. Newman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:53:00 +0000

Prepare what youre going to present.Make card up with key words as a prompt,visualise and by that I mean say it out loud again and again.Do the presentation in places like your car in bed use the tone of voice and inflections you intend to use.Do it over and over again plus know what youre talking about.Don’t try tobe too smart to begin with like wee jokes etc just get the first one over successfully and thats it-plan prepare and practice

By: Watchman

Watchman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:17:24 +0000

I’ve heard that Toastmasters is a wonderful thing that helps people overcome their fear and helps with public speaking in general.

By: sgp714

sgp714 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:07:59 +0000

Instead of imagining the audience naked, imagine them masturbating. Think of all the “orgasm faces” on those people, all at once. The hard part will be to keep from laughing. Or getting turned on from the chicks playing with themselves, that would be the hard part for me.

By: NaCl

NaCl — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:09:20 +0000

just picture everyone in the audience in thier underwear.

By: BAnne

BAnne — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:31:57 +0000

You can’t everyone gets it. People rather die than speak in front of people. You can start taping yourself and getting used to yourself watching yourself. And then start with a small crowd and to larger people. Prepare your speech and master it. You’ll be so concerned about talking you want people to listen to you.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:56:12 +0000

I would suggest taking a course in public speaking. it will help you out a great deal.

By: cd

cd — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:43:24 +0000

mark twain said it takes at least two full weeks to for him to prepare for a spontaneous speech/toast. so imagine how much time it takes for a professional presentation. just practice practice practice until the point where you don’t even have to consciously think about waht you are saying.

By: Bonesofa

Bonesofa — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:16:45 +0000

The only thing that helps is to practice. The more you go up there and do it, the easier it gets every time.

By: Jelly

Jelly — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:12:06 +0000

I am also afraid of public speaking. Something I wish I would have tried during my college days when I did a lot of this was anti-anxiety medications. Beta-Blockers like Propranolol can be useful because they block the anxious reaction that builds. You can take this on an as needed basis, or take a 10mg pill about an hour before your presentation. Propranolol is non habit forming and has been around a long time so its probably a safer bet than Xanax, or the other Benzodiazepins. However, if you don’t have a history of addiction then give the Benzo’s a try. You might be surprised how many people use these medications.