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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1. There are many people who are scared of public speaking. In my opinion you need to prepare fully for the presentation or speech. Make sure you know what you’re going to say well in advance. You should never ‘wing it’ and believe that something useful will come out of your mouth! Normally it doesn’t unless you’re very confident.

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I’m a professional psychologist, a member of Rotary, a book author (on achievement motivation), a resume writer and career coach, and someone who has heard an endless number of professional and non-professional speakers for over 30 years. I’ve seen how it’s the little things that make a big difference. Here are 7 “little things” you can do that will instantly improve your public speaking dramatically.

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If you are new to public speaking, you may find it hard to find public speaking jobs. Speaking careers are the sought after type of careers people want to get into, because of all the money that can be made. Plus, you get to travel around the world.

Public speaking careers cover a wide territory. You may want to focus on one type of public speaking career, instead of spreading yourself too thin. When you start out looking for public speaking positions, there may be many public speaking opportunities available. You have to decide what direction you want to lean toward. There are three key ways where you can secure public speaking jobs.

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They always make me nervous and I get shaky and tense before it’s my turn. How can I just talk naturally and get in front of a whole room full of people with confidence and ease?

When speaking in front of my colleges my thoughts get jumbled, I speak too fast, and I have a hard time modulating. It’s confusing to me because I normally feel very confident. Thanks for your suggestions.

I am going to show you three specific ways to overcome your public speaking fears, but first you need to believe that the fear and nervousness you are experiencing CAN be overcome.

1. It is normal to be nervous and even fearful before getting up to speak in public. Most great actors feel nervous before going on stage; world class athletes are nervous before a big event so don’t feel that you have to be fearless!

If you can accept that your nerves are a normal response and not unusual in any way, then you start to release the tension and allow yourself to function effectively. Because fear is a normal physiological response that releases adrenaline into your bloodstream – preparing you for the fight or flight response – you can harness the help you are being given.

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