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Public Speaking Seminar: How to Overcome Nerves In Public Speaking
Your heart is beginning to race, your mouth is gradually getting drier, you're beginning to perspire more than normal, your hands are starting to shake and you suddenly get the feeling that all eyes are turned on you.
Whether it is a big sales pitch, a presentation to a group of colleagues or even just speaking out in a weekly meeting - do any of the above symptoms sound familiar?
Its nerves and you aren't alone. Everyone suffers, to some degree, with 'stage fright' when they are faced with the ordeal of public speaking. One interesting fact to consider is that many people rate public speaking as their number one fear, over and above death!
What you need to remember is that nerves are usually temporary and will disappear once you begin to talk and they can be useful - as the adrenalin released provides a valuable boost of energy, which essential for a good performance.
But how do you control your nerves and use them to your advantage?
1) Remember the 3 P's - Preparation, Practice, Performance
Being prepared about what you want to say is the key to a successful public speaking speech. You need to gather all the information and organize your public speaking speech in a clear and coherent manner. At this stage I advise my clients that it is OK to have bullet point notes in order to keep them on track with what they are saying.
Once the public speaking speech is put together, it is a case of practice, practice and more practice. The more you practice the more comfortable you will feel with the public speaking speech. Another tip I offer my clients is to write the opening to their public speaking speech down and memories it, this way once they have finished the opening they will be in full flow and the rest of the public speaking speech will be easier.
The final stage is performance. By this time you should be so comfortable with what you are saying it will be second nature to you. Assume a confident 'I can' body attitude, and walk in an assured manner. Work with the adrenalin to give your words energy and passion.
2) Anticipate the public speaking situation
Different public speaking arenas require different levels of energy and effort. For instance, if you are speaking in a meeting room you do not need to make so much effort to be heard as opposed to speaking in a lecture theatre. Therefore, as part of your preparation, for each individual speaking opportunity try to gather as much information as you can about size of room, audience make-up, time constraints, question time, whether or not you have access to a microphone, etc.
3) Relax
You are prepared. You have practiced. Now it's 'show time'. If you start to feel tense and nervous before the big moment, close your eyes take a deep breath in through the nose and slowly exhale though the mouth. If you are able, close your eyes and on the exhalation imagine you are blowing the 'bad nerves' out of you. Deep breathing is an excellent way to relax.
If you are still feeling tense, give yourself a gentle shoulder and neck massage. Tension in this area is very common and can inhibit good voice production. Finally, yawning is another good way to release tension.
Just remember, audiences are generally sympathetic and want you to succeed.
The art of effective speaking is to use the nervous energy to improve your talk, not to let them disrupt it by affecting the way you think and interfering with language production.
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