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Overcoming Public Speaking Fear

This document discusses fear of public speaking, also known as glossophobia. It begins by outlining the objective to understand public speaking anxiety, its causes, and symptoms. Common causes include traumatic past experiences, a buildup of avoidance over time, and beliefs formed in childhood around competence and failure. Physical symptoms include increased heart rate and sweating, while verbal symptoms include filler words and a tense voice. The document provides tips for preparing a speech such as choosing an interesting topic, practicing, and getting perspective on the event. It concludes with ten tips for improving public speaking delivery, including controlling breath, pitch, volume, pace, and articulation.

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Overcoming Public Speaking Fear

This document discusses fear of public speaking, also known as glossophobia. It begins by outlining the objective to understand public speaking anxiety, its causes, and symptoms. Common causes include traumatic past experiences, a buildup of avoidance over time, and beliefs formed in childhood around competence and failure. Physical symptoms include increased heart rate and sweating, while verbal symptoms include filler words and a tense voice. The document provides tips for preparing a speech such as choosing an interesting topic, practicing, and getting perspective on the event. It concludes with ten tips for improving public speaking delivery, including controlling breath, pitch, volume, pace, and articulation.

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FEAR OF PUBLIC

SPEAKING
OBJECTIVE
 Understand Public Speaking Anxiety
 Causes of Public Speaking Anxiety
• Symptoms Associated with Public Speaking Anxiety
• Prepare for an Effective Public Speech
PUBLIC SPEAKING
ANXIETY

GLOSSOPHOBIA
TIPS TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE
PUBLIC SPEECH
Public Speaking Anxiety
• Public Speaking Anxiety is very common.
• It is estimated that as many as 85% of people experience more or less anxiety when
they speak in public
• If your nervousness about speaking is interfering with your life and things that you
would like to do, you may have a Social Phobia.
• A phobia is a fear that is out of proportion to the danger.
• Public Speaking Anxiety is the most common form of a phobia.
GLOSSOPHOBIA
a.k.a.
Speech Anxiety
GLOSSOPHOBIA
• Fear of Public Speaking.
• Informally referred to as “stage fright”.
• Single most common phobia.
• Is thought to affect as many as three out of every four people.
• Considered to be a social anxiety disorder (SAD).
Attributions to Public
Speaking Anxiety
SPEECH ANXIETY CAN
USUALLY BE ATTRIBUTED
TO…
• Single or more traumatic incidents, usually experienced personally but sometimes
associated with someone who has, or
• A slow build-up form avoiding public speaking over time until it builds into a more
severe form of glossophobia.
• A series of beliefs formed early in life some of which have to do with speaking and
some of which have to do with competence and failure.
OTHER CAUSES OF SPEECH
ANXIETY…
• Thinking it is inherently stressful
• Thinking you need to be brilliant or perfect
• Trying to cram too much information into a short period of time
• Trying to make everyone happy
• Trying to be someone you are not
• Not being humble
• Being fearful of negative outcomes
• Trying to control something that is out of your hands
• Over preparing
• Remember you are your worst critic
Symptoms
Symptoms of speech anxiety can be categorized into three groups
• Physical – Autonomic Nervous system
• Fight or flight reaction » Acute hearing » Increased heart rate » Increased blood
pressure » Dilated pupils » Sweating » Heaving breathing » Stiff muscles » Dry
mouth
• Verbal
• Tense voice
• Quivering voice
• Repetition of “umms” and “ahhs”
• Non-verbal
• Tone of voice
• Facial expressions
• Body movement
SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF
SYMPTOMS
• Intense anxiety prior to, or at the thought of having to give a speech.
• Avoiding events where attention may be shifted to you.
• Physical distress, nausea, or feelings of panic in situations where you must give a
speech.
PREPARING TO GIVE A SPEECH
• CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT INTEREST YOU
• BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE VENUE
• ASK FOR ACCOMMODATIONS
• DON’T SCRIPT IT
• PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE !!
• PREPARE FOR HECKLERS
• GET SOME PERSPECTIVE
• IMAGINE YOUESLEF SUCCEEDING
10 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR
SPEAKING VOICE
Breathe from your diaphragm
• Practice long and controlled exhales.
• When you speak, use breath to punctuate your point Use Pitch
•Lower pitches generally are more soothing to hear.
•Modulating your pitch for emphasis will keep your listeners engaged. Moderate
your volume
•Find out if you speak too loudly or to softly.
•Try to stay at the appropriate volume throughout your speech.
moderate your pace
• If you speak too quickly , people can’t keep up.
• If you speak to slowly, people will lose interest.
• Record your speech to determine if you need to change your pace. Articulate
• Try exaggerating your lip movement to reduce mumbling.
• Practice articulating tongue twisters as quickly and crisply as possible

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