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How can I overcome my fear of public speaking?

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Question added by Samar Saleh , Community Manager , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2016/12/26
Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks 

You can try with small group at the beginning then enlarge the group next time until you reach the stage you can speak infront public 

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

with ur self and family then with small group

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by Deleted user

by practicing and knowing what you want to say. IF you are confident enough with the information you will provide, the delivery is the easier part. 

Ali Ahmad SHRM-SCP
by Ali Ahmad SHRM-SCP , Group HR Performance Manager , FAMA Holdings Group

1.  Don’t Expect Perfection from Yourself 

Let’s start with a plain fact - None of us are perfect.  We all know that.  Yet when it comes to public speaking, some of us tend to kick ourselves over every little perceived mistake we make.  We magnify our imperfections, while ignoring all that’s good and well.  The truth is, even the best, most experienced speakers make many mistakes.  When they do, they recover, keep going gracefully, and all is well.  This is one of the keys to public speaking success: to keep going gracefully.  The audience will never know most of your mistakes, unless you halt your speech, break down, and confess them.  Carry on with poise.  Give yourself permission not to be perfect. 

2.  Avoid Equating Public Speaking to Your Self-Worth

Public speaking is only a small part of your overall professional ability.  If you’re not confident at it, there are many ways to help you improve.  I’ve seen otherwise intelligent and capable professionals shrivel up on stage, as if suddenly nothing about them is right.  Whether you’re good at public speaking or not has nothing to do with your value as a person.  It’s simply a skill that you can learn and become better at with practice.

3.  Avoid Being Nervous About Your Nervousness

Speakers who lack confidence often feel nervous, and then on top of that feel anxious about the fact that they’re nervous, which compounds the anxiety.  That’s a lot of stress to bear.  Nervousness is our adrenaline flowing, that’s all.  It’s a form of energy.  Successful speakers know how to make this energy work for them, and turn nervousness into enthusiasm, engagement, and charisma. They have fun with it as it’s okay to be nervous.  Make the energy work for you. 

4.  Avoid Trying to Memorize Every Word

Feel free to improvise! Unless you’re reciting your marriage vows, there’s no need to memorize every word of any speech.  Attempting to do so will simply increase stress, and cause greater nervousness if the sequence of the words you’re trying to memorize goes amiss. 

5.  Avoid Reading Word for Word

Avoid reading your presentation word for word from a script.  There’s a big difference between reading and speaking.  Dry reading disseminates information, often at the risk of the audience tuning out.  Speaking is creating an impact with your content and personality, so that not only is your message understood, your professional profile rises.  

 

All the best!

AHMED ALSALLAMI
by AHMED ALSALLAMI , STEAM Program Development Manager , GoSTEM Sdn. Bhd.

Just try to start. The beginning is always difficult. Keep trying, Try to take lead and you will gain confidence.

If you think too much of making mistake then you will do mistake. Instead think how to do a perfect speach.

MOHAMMED ELATTAR
by MOHAMMED ELATTAR , مدير مالي , TAZWEED FOR AGRICULTURE CROPS

Training to the speech by saying to the public, Hitler was rehearsing a speech many times before saying publiclyLack of fear of people and resist feeling ashamed.

Nada Alqahtani
by Nada Alqahtani , English Instructor , OxfordSaudia Flight Academy

From personal experience, Toastmasters International, a public speaking & leadership development org, is the key to overcoming the fear of public speaking. You will find at least one club in your city and you can have up to 3 free visits. I highly recommend you looking into it if you are serious about overcoming your fear and developing your communication skills.

علي العبار
by علي العبار , إستشاري , SwissImmo&Relocation

 

thanks for the invitation

 

There is nothing better than practice. Has to be a practical exercise and repetition.

Md Fazlur Rahman
by Md Fazlur Rahman , Procurement Specialist , Engineering and Planning Consultants Ltd

Have confidence. It is very easy

  1. Practise speaking in front of a mirror when you are alone in the room. Copy your voice in mobile phone
  2. Hear your own speech from mobile phone in order to adjust tone, pitch and sound
  3. Now, practise your speech again. Repeat this process 2/3 times, you will  find it easy to speak in front of Public.

Saleh Abdu
by Saleh Abdu , Administrative Assistant , Fawaz A Al Hokair & Co.

 

·        Try with yourself (in a mirror, a closed room).

 

·        Try it with some group (friends, family).

 

·        Record your speech. Examine and revise it.

 

·        Read and watch about public speaking.

 

·        Practice, exercise. Practice make perfect.

 

·        When you are in a stage or meeting room, consider yourself as if you are alone.

 

Emmanuel Wamweta
by Emmanuel Wamweta , production supervisor , Tembo Steel Rolling

"Practice makes perfect". You must learn & appreciate the habit of speaking in public, there is no way you can perfect public speech without gradual & continual practice of speaking in public. You can attending meetings, conferences, exhibitions & presentations, you will learn several things from them especially from speakers.

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