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avani1992
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Communicating or presenting ideas to the public is a very important component of success in almost all domains in life and most are trained to be one (Farhan, 2017). Growing business or improving careers need a smart and good public speaker to create a strong collaboration. It attracts and moves people to promote sharing of ideas and issues that may be affecting the society directly. To achieve good public speaking someone needs to be strong and courageous to face the crowd or audience which is a challenge to most people due to anxiety or fear (Farhan, 2017). There are several reasons researchers believe are topping in public speaking fear.
The most and top reason for fear in public speaking is lack of confidence. When someone is asked to address the public or audience tend to feel uncomfortable while speaking in front of others (Thomas, Scott, & Robert, 2018). Researchers discover that most people speaking in public is more pressing than death itself. Another reason is the public figure that is perceived by the audience towards the speaker. These create fear to the person addressing the public of not being good enough on dressing code or body language. This may cause lack of words and make the speaker uncomfortable in presenting the ideas (Thomas et.al, 2018).
All the above reasons apply not only to me but almost all students and people all over the world. The best remedy is to assume the role of leadership and remember that people you are addressing are the same people you meet as individuals. Another approach is to concentrate on talking to them and not presenting, this will help to be at your best.
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According to Theo fear of public speaking can prevent you from taking risks to share your ideas, to speak about your work, and to present your solutions to problems that affect many people and as a result, it can affect how much you grow personally and professionally, and how much impact you can have.
Why are we afraid of public speaking?
As per Theo there are many reasons why people become afraid when having to speak in public.
1. Physiology: Fear and anxiety involve the arousal of the autonomic nervous system in response to a potentially threatening stimulus. When confronted with a threat, our bodies prepare for battle. This hyperarousal leads to the emotional experience of fear, and it interferes with our ability to perform comfortably in front of audiences. Eventually, it prevents people from pursuing opportunities for public speaking (Theo Tsaousides).
2. Thoughts: The fear often arises when people overestimate the stakes of communicating their ideas in front of others, viewing the speaking event as a potential threat to their credibility, image, and chance to reach an audience. Negative views of oneself as a speaker (I am not good at speaking in front of crowds, I am boring, etc.) can also raise anxiety and augment the fear of speaking in public (Theo Tsaousides).
3. Situations
Lack of experience. When you don’t have a lot of stage hours under your belt, you are more likely to experience fear of public speaking.
Degree of evaluation. If you are speaking in front of a group of people who have the evaluation forms ready to fill out, you may feel more anxious.
Status difference. If you are about to speak in front of people of higher status you may feel a higher dose of fear tingling through your body.
New ideas. If you are sharing ideas that you have not yet shared in public, you may worry more about how people will receive them.
New audiences. If you are standing in front of an audience that is very different from the people you usually speak to, your confidence may be a little shaky (Theo Tsaousides).
I think I am not a good public speaker because I always scared of facing group of people, but I will try to overcome by following the below the below steps mentioned by Craig N. Sawchuk.
Know your topic. The better you understand what you're talking about the less likely you'll make a mistake or get off track.
Get organized. Ahead of time, carefully plan out the information you want to present, including any props, audio or visual aids. The more organized you are, the less nervous you'll be.
Practice, and then practice some more. Practice your complete presentation several times. Do it for some people you're comfortable with and ask for feedback (Craig N. Sawchuk).
Visualize your success. Imagine that your presentation will go well. Positive thoughts can help decrease some of your negativity about your social performance and relieve some anxiety.
