I remember a friend in college who would blush, sweat, and tremble when required by a teacher to speak in class. A few weeks before the presentation, he’d be anxious, agitated, and couldn’t sleep. Because I was still a student then, I didn’t have any clue what he was going through. But I knew that something was terribly wrong.

A few years ago while in the airport, I noticed a man who’d wait for everyone to leave the washroom before he’d use the urinal. He wasn’t comfortable that someone would see him urinate.

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Most people experience “nerves” when they speak in public. Both skilled public speakers and novice speakers experience this anxiety. The difference is in how they use it when they present because of the actions they take and their attitude towards it.

The way to speak with confidence is:

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Recently, I was asked by one of my VIP Platinum Mastermind Coaching Members what was one thing that changed my public speaking income. Without hesitation I responded, ‘When I decided to take a chance and attend a marketing seminar, rather than a speaking seminar!’ I remember that moment like it was yesterday. There were a few things that concerned me.

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Good public speaking skills can certainly help you pep up your medical coding careers. As such you’ll do yourself a world of good if you start working on it from today itself.

You are more likely to get that much-desired promotion if you can present well to clinicians and financial managers. In fact, good public-speaking skills have launched many medical coders into new better-paying consulting careers.

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Most people get clammy hands before going in front of a live audience to speak in public, and some experience difficulty breathing. Some people say they feel butterflies fluttering in their stomach prior to making a presentation in front of their boss. This is normal. It is called anxiety. Natural anxiety makes us feel fear, apprehension, or worry in tense situations where there is a possibility of failing or being humiliated.

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Im doing a project for school, and i have to speak in front of 50 people, i know it may sound weird, but I’ve been stressing over it and losing sleep for over a month because of it.

You may be wondering what a Lifestyle Training Company and a retired magician have to do with Public Speaking.

For many years at our Lifestyle Centre we trained therapists in all aspects of complementary medicine and ran courses in Personal Development, including NLP and Public Speaking.

We found that one of the main causes of health problems today is STRESS and one of the most stressful things and one that creates tremendous fear and trepidation is the act of Public Speaking. So a popular part of our courses was, “How To Conduct Effective Public Speaking.”

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Well, My friend Liz seems to have a problem talking to anyone that is more or less of an ‘adult’.
She usually ends up bursting into tears,
after choking up, getting stiff, and finding herself unable to move.

so basicly,
is there a name of a phobia of Speaking to adults ?

If suggestions such as “picture the audience naked,” “keep your eyes focused on the back wall,” “take deep breaths all day,” etc. don’t work, are there any other alternatives if public speaking is a part of your life? If a person is losing sleep and getting sick to their stomach a week before the speaking engagement, how do they overcome that? Is it possible?

Do you avoid having to speak in public at all costs?   I can totally relate to that fear because I experienced the exact same problem for many years. 

If there was a way to avoid office meetings where I might be called upon to give my opinion or do a presentation, I absolutely made every excuse just so I did not have to face that moment of panic.  Why would anyone want to embarrass themselves in front of an audience by giving a speech and in particular to your peers at work, let alone a large crowd?

I had a bad case of Public Speaking Fear; and unfortunately it consumed me and kept me from moving ahead in so many areas of my life.  Fortunately I learned how to control the fears!

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