How Do You Overcome Public Speaking Fear Or Phobia?
Learning to overcome a fear or phobia of public speaking is important for your career. Take the time to utilize these tips and tricks to get past your fear of become an effective public speaker! The first step to overcoming a fear of public speaking is to know what you are talking about. This involves learning your speech through and through. Notice that I did not say memorizing your speech through and through. If you attempt to memorize every word you are more likely to freeze up as there are more things to remember. Instead of memorizing every word of your speech, instead try to remember a general outline of your speech. Visualize each paragraph of your speech as an outline with several points underneath it. You should also have a print out or note cards of such an outline and it should look something like this: General welcome – Story about first coming to campus – Thank students/faculty for attending – Goal of today is deciding budget Based on these general talking points, you can
