Evaporating public speaking fear in you - Part 2
Sometime back I penned down few tips to get rid of public speaking fear, this post can be considered as the concluding part of the previous post.
As you train to deliver speech don’t just speak in front of someone. Tell them that at the end of the session they have to evaluate your talk and give their honest feed back. More people commenting on your style and way of delivering the speech makes it all the more better. These comments and reactions will help you grow into a better speaker.
Timing is vital. When you are scheduled to give talk, reach well within time. Ensure that you are at the venue at least 20 mins earlier so that you can get familiar with venue. And by the time audience arrive and occupy their seats you are more than ready. Coming late or just on time heighten tension and reflect in your talk.
One radical but funny way to speak with confidence is to pretend/assume something out of the ordinary. One of the craziest things I ever read was to imagine every listener to be nude. This humorous feeling has helped me relax and succeed in several of my public speaking assignments.
One important thing you have to bear in mind, those who have arrived have done so on their own accord and they want to know what you will talk. Some of them are eager to see you commit blunders. You can enjoy yourself only when you apply your mind on the talk. Listeners do not have any way to perceive that you are feeling jittery.
Knowledge of the topic in question is very important to give an absorbing speech. Do a great deal of study, probing and only when you gain faith in yourself attempt to speak. Your study and preparation will make it easy and enable you to delight in the act of public speaking as also the topic of your choice. Doing this is highly difficult especially if you don’t like the topic but have to do it as there is no choice. Make it a pleasure to the listener and eagerness will be yours. Be prepared to answer questions. Be prepared with a recorded answer if in case you encounter a question, which you have no answer for.
Having an experienced orator support/ analyze your speeches and give advice is of great help, get one if possible. If you don’t know where to find one, you could sign up with a network marketing company and have the senior executives out there help you with your talking skills. Each company will have several of these guys who are experienced in addressing large crowds of, thousands of people effectively. Moreover network marketing executives are keen to help junior people because most of them love when it comes to the “gyan” sessions.
Cultivate the art of oration as a vocation, one of the ways to do it is to buy membership in a theater club and train with them. Drama can be fun and at the same time will enhance faith in you. Acting in a drama will go a long way in getting stage fear out of your head.
These tips should help you get your feet wet and deliver your first public speech.
