Fear of public speaking tips

Do you fear public speaking?
Do you feel terrified right before presentations?
Do you wish that the presentation gets canceled so that you don’t have to speak in front of others?

If your answers were yes then don’t worry, because after going through this section you will know how to conquer your fear of public speaking. First of all you should know that most people have got the fear of public speaking. Many people even rated it the number one fear (even before fear of death)!!

Although this is bit ridicules yet public speaking surely resides in the top five situations most people try to avoid in their lives.

what causes fear of public speaking?

In order to know how to get over the fear of public speaking you should first know what causes it. Usually you will fear public speaking because one of the following reasons:

• you are afraid of being embarrassed, of forgetting what are you going to say or of mispronouncing some words.
• The second reason is just a conclusion that is based on the first one. You are afraid that people will laugh at you, whisper to each other while you are talking or get bored of you
• you are afraid that people may notice that you were afraid and shaky while talking
• you are afraid that people will think that you are not a good public speaker, not a confident person or even not a worthy person in case you didn’t perform well
• you are afraid that people think that you are less confident than you used to appear

Tips for getting over the fear of public speaking

Off course those are not all the reasons that can cause fear of public speaking but there are many other psychological reasons that could prevent a person from confidently facing a crowd.

Shyness, inferiority and low self esteem are among the other causes for the fear of public speaking. The first tip you must understand when trying to get over the fear of public speaking is to know that unless you deal with the underlying cause your fear of public speaking won't disappear.

The other tip you must put in mind is that logic doesn't work in treating fears. In the Solid Self confidence program i explained how using logic to combat the fear of public speaking can never work. Because your subconscious is responsible for launching this fear mechanism you must never try to control it with a method that the subconscious mind can't understand.

The below links will help you get over the fear of public speaking by allowing you to communicate with your subconscious mind in a better way.

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