A lot of people feel a sense of fear and anxiety about having to
speak in public. If you're reading this, then you probably have the same
fears. It has been said that the fear of public speaking can be
stronger than the fear of death. This means that the most people who are
afraid of speaking in public would literally rather die than have to do
a presentation. People are afraid, because they are worried about
embarrassing themselves. Embarrassment is a huge social deterrent. You
have visions of looking or sounding stupid, not knowing what you're
talking about, or being challenged by an audience member and not having
any good reply.
Public speaking doesn't come easily to everyone.
Math didn't come easily before you had your first math class either, did
it? You can take classes to learn just about anything. Even seasoned
speakers seek courses to improve. If you want to improve your
presentation skills, then you should take a public speaking course to
develop the true art of public speaking.
Everyone can benefit from
a good course in presentation skills. Most of you don't have to speak
in public often, but the chance that you will have to at some point is
high. It can be very confusing and difficult to choose the right course.
To insure you're taking the right one, here are a few things you should
consider:
1. You have to be aware that some courses on public
speaking are based mostly from books, theories and other people's
subjective experiences. You should consider taking a training course
that will recognize your own thought processes and creativity, and not
something simply based on books or theory. You are unique, and should
develop your own style of public speaking.
2. You need to look for
is simplicity. Some courses or training seminars are too complicated to
easily understand and learn from. They have too many do's and don'ts.
They may make you afraid of using your own uniqueness.
3. Look for
a course that will boost your confidence and enthusiasm. If a course
focuses on too many things you should not do, you are already focusing
on the negative aspects of public speaking. You need to look for a
course that will help you become an optimistic speaker.
4. A good
speaking course should help improve the level of your self confidence.
It should be able to allow you to develop your own style, and still keep
you within certain proven guidelines.
People are not perfect, so
it's OK to make mistakes. Even if you fail at your first attempts at
public speaking, you can still succeed. Just look for a course that will
help build the confidence in you that you can do it! Fail as many times
as you want, however make sure you have the opportunity to learn from
that failure by knowing what you need to correct. Stay focused and don't
put yourself down for mistakes.
Don't give up trying; you will
definitely get it with the right support. Just look for the courses that
will nurture that passionate public speaker already within you!
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