Getting Rid of Your Public Speaking Fears for Good
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If you could get rid of a fear that has been plaguing you for many years wouldn’t you try to remedy it if you had the opportunity? I always hear people saying oh every time I have to speak in front of an audience I go blank or I get so nervous I cannot concentrate or I freeze up and so on. The problem is that these people never really try to fix these issues. It's estimated that as much as 75% of the population struggles with a fear of public speaking or public speaking anxiety to a certain degree or worse. You are not alone and furthermore you are in the majority of many people.
Fear of Public Speaking Statistics Datar
Percent of people who suffer from speech anxiety 74 %
Percent of women who suffer from speech anxiety 75 %
Percent of men who suffer from speech anxiety 73 %
Number of Americans who have a social phobia
5.3 Millionr
If you needed corrective surgery for your eyes such as an invasive laser treatment which an Eye Doctor would only charge you a one - time charge to have you vision corrected so that you no longer need glasses you would probably do right? The same goes for public speaking fear. There is a remedy and help for this condition and that it is to attend a good effective public speaking class or public workshop that addresses all the issues that are connected with the fears and anxieties of speaking in front of an audience and it only involves a one - time cost just like laser vision correction. If you could realize the confidence you would have speaking in front of an audience anxiety free for the rest of your life a one - time cost for a public speaking workshop that will address your fears and make you fearless and a more potent speaker would be a drop in the bucket compared to the results that a presentation skills workshop would do for you.
A Good public speaking workshop should be a two day class so that you will feel immersed in a small culture of individuals and instructor that is concentrated and focused on nothing but public speaking training. The workshop should contain many exercises and opportunities to practice and perform what you would learn in the class. Good workshops show how you learn to give speeches and presentations without notes, how to eliminate your fear and apprehensions in front of your audiences, how the use of stories captivates and persuades audiences, how to recover from broken speeches and how to design convincing presentations. You should be learning about 50% of the time and watching others and performing yourself the other 50% time. This type of workshop that utilizes the method of “learn, practice and perform will break down barriers that are inhibiting your public speaking skills and instill confidence that will have a long lasting impressive effect to fix your public speaking issue for life. So getting get rid of your fear of public speaking is almost like any other procedure to cure or correct what has been plaguing you for a long time in order to make you the person you want to be.
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Steven Stasczak is a motivational speaker who facilitates professional speaking training and team building events/workshops. He spent his earlier career as a top business to business sales manager before beginning coaching and training around the U.S. professionally. His areas of expertise includes developing effective public speaking workshops and helping individuals overcome fear of public speaking. He also performs and facilitates leadership training , time management workshops and fun team building activities to align your team in the workplace
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