The fear of public speaking is nearly everyone’s greatest fear. So why is that? Well, it all comes down to the fear of being publicly humiliated, laugh at and rejected. Almost all the most famous states men and business leaders in history were good public speakers. It was through their delivery of their speeches that they were able to win people over to their way of thinking.

Having the ability to be able to talk in front of people is a great asset to have. People automatically think of confidence when they see someone deliver a good speech in public. If you want to conquer the fear of public speaking the first thing to do is to get to know how to prepare for your speech.

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Great communication and public speaking is absolutely critical to progress in your career or business or indeed in your personal development. These skills, once acquired, will stand you in good stead for the rest of your life.

But speaking in public is very problematic for many people and induces fear and trepidation, shortness of breath and an inclination to panic. These seven tips will help you to improve your public speaking skills and can lead to an unrecognizable improvement in your confidence and career progression.

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One of the most widespread of all fears that people have is that of speaking in front of an audience, whether it be a small or a large audience. Even though you may find individuals who would rather try to get away from ever speaking in front of people the thing is it is a quite difficult thing to do all the time. This is because humans are basically social beings that need to interact with other humans at some time or another.

Even if someone has managed to avoid speaking before an assembly of people for quite a while, there will always come a time in that person’s life that he/she will have to speak before a small or large crowd of people.

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We’ve all heard about how people’s number fear is public speaking. The comic Jerry Seinfeld had this to claim on the dread of public talking :

“The number one fear is public talking. Number 2 is death. Number 2. That suggests most of us would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy”.

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When you speak to a large number of people in an organized manner on some specific subject, it is called public speaking. People from various walks of life have to speak publicly in order to motivate, persuade influence, inform or even to entertain. However most people feel nervous when called upon to speak in public.

The related maladies

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Do you feel tongue-tied and nervous when you are asked to give a speech? Your heart pounds and your mind blanks out. Even though you may be a lively chatter among friends, you feel self-conscious and fear in public speaking when you are asked to speak in front of a group of people.

The fact is that most public speakers who shine on the stage were once like you. Do not think that you are the only one facing this fear. In this article, I would like to share with you 3 simple tips to overcome your fear in public speaking.

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Public speaking is the BIGGEST fear in the world! People have actually claimed that they are more afraid of speaking in public than they are of dying!

The fear of speaking in front of a crowd is a VERY common one… Most of the “master” speakers didn’t start off that way. Great public speakers had fears of their own to overcome… and many of them did it through hypnosis.

Speaking anxiety is not something that you can overcome only by reading eBooks. It requires active practice and hypnosis is considered as one of the most promising methods for achieving great results.

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Do you suffer from Phobias Panic Attacks? Firstly, it is important to establish the difference between anxiety and fear. These terms are used interchangeably but they are quite distinct. Anxiety is a vague feeling of impending doom precipitated by either an internal or external stimuli. Fear, on the other hand, is terror felt from an identifiable external stimulus which poses as a genuine threat to the person. For example, the feeling that somebody “might” be following you without having actually seeing somebody is anxiety. On the other hand, the feeling from being followed by an individual carrying a gun is fear.

Anxiety is positive in that it serves as a motivator for the person to do better. For example, the anxiety of failing the final exam is beneficial as it prompts you to study hard and prepare to avoid failure. Having said that, anxiety for some people can be serious and exaggerated to a point where the quality of life is lowered, preventing him or her from performing day-to-day activities in life. This is true in the case of panic attacks wherein the person experiences stress and panic levels to the level where all body processes go awry. Despite the stated distinction of anxiety and fear, quite a few people with anxiety disorders have accompanying phobias panic attacks, which is referred to as actual but illogical, intense, and persistent fear of a specific thing.

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A lot of people are terrified of the thought of speaking in front of a large crowd, but did you know that you stand to gain a lot just by reaping the benefits of conquering the fear of speaking in public?

Glossophobia is the technical term for the fear of public speaking. People who suffer from glossophobia have a tendency to freeze in front of any audience, even if it’s just two people in the audience. They find that their face will start to twitch, their mouth will then dry up, their voice will then become weak and quivery and apart from all that their body will begin to shake.

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There is no such thing as public speaking.

That simple claim may seem like a castle in the air to anyone with public speaking anxiety. And yet it’s absolutely true.

We learn to fear this thing we call “public speaking.” Our fear doesn’t emerge out of nothingness, and it doesn’t take shape without our help. Speaking in public becomes anxiety-provoking only because we make it so. But the things we hope to achieve in a speech or presentation are the very same goals we aim for in interpersonal communication:

• We want to be heard.

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