'CONNECT' 7 Tips on public speaking

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

Joel Osteen

The first thing you have to do to overcome stage fright is to convince yourself on why you have to do so. List all the advantages you will have when you improve your communication skill. Consider how much your self-image and self confidence will go up.

Consider how much you will gain in terms of self respect. Consider it impact on your over all personality. Also reflect how much you have already suffered in the past due to your poor public speaking skills. Reflect what all you would have gained and what would have been the quality of your life now if only you had taken care of this important aspect of your personality.

If you are in profession such as a lawyer, a salesman etc., it  is all the more important to improve your communication skill since your earning will depend on your public speaking skill.

This personal conviction is very important to improve your public speaking skill since it calls for a continuous and consistent effort and practice. You need to invest your time for this portfolio of self development. Unless and until you are personally convinced, you will not commit yourself and participate in the process that will make you a good public speaker.

N C Sridharan

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'CONNECT' 6 Tips on Public Speaking....

The best way to conquer stage fright is to know what you're talking about. 

Micheal Mescon

Many people suffer from shyness to speak in front of an audience . It is also called stage fright. Technically it is called 'glossophobia'. Such people will undergo intense anxiety prior to or during his speech and will avoid any occasion requiring his speech and expression. Some people will also experience distress, nausea or feelings of panic even when they think of an occasion requiring their speech!

I give below some useful ideas to deal with stage fear:

• Overcoming stage fear is a self initiated and self monitored exercise.
• The antidote is speech anxiety is speaking often and not avoiding speaking.
• Most speech anxiety is due to lack of preparation and practice. When you prepare well and practice, your anxiety will come down.
• Think positively and believe you are going to deliver a good speech and not that you are going to fumble and make mistakes.
• Get out of the feeling that others are waiting to criticise and find fault with you.
• Focus on your speech and not how others are going to evaluate.

It will be useful to undergo a formal training on public speaking where people will teach you how to overcome stage fear.

NC Sridharan

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