Fear of Public Speeches

Every person has his own set of fears, one of the strongest is the fear of public speaking. Studies conducted in America show that the fear of public speaking in individuals is stronger than even the fear of death. In our days, it is not often possible to find a person who, had no experience of speaking before the public. We all studied in various educational institutions, we were all called to the board, we made speeches and reports. Yes, and at work, many prepared reports and presentations. And everyone felt uneasy feelings before starting to speak.

Even knowing the answer, many preferred to sit and wait for them to be called. Future speakers are more likely to fear that they will not give a good presentation, or make a report, they will not be able to tell, the listeners will not understand them, or they will not accept it, sometimes they will simply be afraid of people or a large audience, and fear of public appraisal and fear of suspense . It is fear that often prevents us from performing with dignity.

Why is there fear of public speaking? The most basic is the inheritance of our ancestors, which is given up genetically. The second reason for the appearance of this fear is upbringing. The third is not a very good experience of public speaking. Fourth, distortion of the direction of action of fear.

Emotion (sometimes emotions are called feelings) of fear is caused by the instinct of self-preservation. And it depends on many things: the genetic code, in which the main mental features are transmitted, on which temperament and accentuation develops. The social environment of the individual, the environment has a special impact in childhood. Cultures, especially the attitude of religion to fear and death. And other equally important characteristics.

Many people are wondering how to deal with the fear of public speaking? For starters, one must understand that the feeling of fear of public speaking exists in 90% of the speakers ie. Almost all. These are echoes of our social past and genetics, and this is 100% impossible to get rid of. It is necessary to approach the forthcoming speech intelligently, we must understand that while preparing your speech, you worked long and hard, studied a lot of literature, analyzed and analyzed a lot of information, made your own conclusions, and none of the audience knows more about your speech than you Now say.

In order to be on top, one must perfectly prepare for a public speech, give someone to read and analyze and ask questions, and also the basics of rhetoric and logic and psychology will help you. And also you need to study fairly simple methods of calming the body. You can try before the performance special techniques of breathing, relaxation, yoga, meditation and choose what to like most. The main thing is to distract the brain from a terrible object. You can spend extra adrenaline using difficult mathematical calculations, or physical exercises. By this, you will not let your body use it to tremor. During a public speaking, find a friendly face, and try to tell him, and not the entire audience.

But the most important thing is finally to start performing. The more you fear, the more fear becomes stronger, and the harder it is to overcome