Tuesday, 22 of May of 2012
Tips and Resource for Effective Public Speaking
Question by pinky: Why is public speaking such a common phobia
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Why are some people so scared of it?
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Answer by El Loco Lobo Blanco
Most people are insecure and having a bunch of people judging you isn’t the best remedy for insecurity.
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Question by MMMolly: help! i have a major public speaking phobia =(?
Okay, so i’m a 17 year old girl and my absolute worst fear is public speaking. When I was younger like elementary school i could do it, but now I can’t. It’s been a problem I’ve been struggling for years now and I hate it so much. I’ve tried almost everything to make myself better; therapy, vitamins, relaxation techniques, and even hypnosis. NONE of these things have even helped a little. So far in my high school career I’ve gotten out of most presentations but next year I’m going to college and I know I’m not going to be able to get away with it there. The straw that broke the camels back was today. In my health class we had to do group presentations and I was terrified but I decided to try and do it. All I had to say was one line but as my time to speak approached I had a panic attack. I get them whenever I think about giving a presentation or actually giving one. I couldn’t breath, my heart was beating like crazy, I got really hot and dizzy, my whole body was trembling, and I felt like I was going to pass out. It was horrible.
I just looked at the teacher and said “I can’t do this” with tears in my eyes. I felt awful and embarrassed. Both my parents are psychologist, so they understand what I’m going through. I called my dad from school sobbing from my panic attack and convinced him to call my doctor, so I would hopefully get some type of pill that will help. But I need advice from anyone out there. What kind of drugs are there that help people like me? Anybody go through anything similar? I honestly cannot physically get up and speak in front of people. Also, please don’t say anything like imagine the audience in their underwear or practice in front of a mirror. those things do nothing. Thanks for any info and advice, it is greatly appreciated.
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Answer by Chris
How about practice in front of a small group of good friends and family? Or take a shot before hand, it’ll help relax you.
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Question by Jessica P: Severe public speaking phobia?
Well, along with most of the world, I am absolutely mortified of public speaking.
I know that my fear will never go away, because every time i ask about this topic, people just say you need to practice and eventually the fear will go away, so not true. At least for me. I have done many presentations after i developed this fear ( which was in 5th grade, im now a sophomore) and each time I presented, I got through it but before each one i suffered such anxiety to the point where i started skipping school. I only did this in 5-7 and some of 8th grade. In high school I have never skipped school for a presentation. Once I talked to my teacher and she even gave me the option to only present in front of her and I pushed myself to do it in front of the class and it did not help me whats so ever. I just want to know if anyone else is going through this, and your experiences and how you dealt with it. Is there any medication I can take or anything? It’s gotten so bad that tomorrow when i have to show my class a video i made, i am pretty nervous of just having to put the usb plug into the computer because im scared my hands will be shaking too much and people will see, even though they have no re son to shake because it’s not like i have to speak in front of the class. UGH. I just hate this, help!
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Answer by Mr America
well I had pretty bad anxiety which I believe to be pretty much the same thing. my healer got me to stay off caffeine for 90 days.. seems caffeine contributes greatly to social anxiety. maybe that’s why everyone has it huh?? ;)
quit the caffeine for 3 months and try again.. I can still drink my coffee in the morning now and I swear it worked better than any of the mainstream meds the doctors tried to put me on.
or maybe you should just be a quiet artist instead ;)
good luck!
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Question by : Public Speaking phobia problem?
I have a major speaking phobia…. it’s now escalated to where I worry about my Modern Foreign Languages Speaking tests… and even try to avoid them. I’ve been to see a professional for tapping and hypnotheropy, but none of it seems to be gelling… I’m still very worried.
I dont know why im like this, I’m usually a very confident, outgoing person… in Yr7 i got bullied out of my school, so I dont know if tht may of been a problem that caused the fear. My mind definitely goes over the top with it all. And I’m also very good at drama, getting the highest mark you can, but I’m still PETRIFIED of speaking… I cannot bare the thought of speaking and others listening, I dont know whats caused this, whats still making me scared and how to solve this? Should i just avoid it again and again drawing attention to myself, or just simply humiliate myself OR what else…. please could someone help this problem…. Thank you Very Much… x
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Answer by sump
One thing I do before giving a speech is try to clear your mind completely. After that you need to realize that the more relaxed you are the more likely you are to give a good speech and the fact is, a nervous person is never fun to listen to and you will start to lose your audience quick. Engage them more use hand gestures and images etc to help alleviate from the amount of actual speaking you do.
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Question by : The cure for public speaking phobia?
So tomorrow, I have to give my testimony of faith in front of my church and family because I am getting confirmed. When I speak in front of crowds, I get shaky.
Also, I lose my breath and my voice quivers and it sounds like I’m about to cry. I don’t want to be nervous, but I can’t help it. I take a deep breath before I begin but always lose my breath. Then I start to ramble. Its absolutely horrible. :( PLEASE HELP!!
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Answer by edulover1
I had this problem too but then i said to myself i had to pretend i was a popular girl and after doing that for a while you get confidence.
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Question by Indi: Could there be a connection between being an adult crack baby and a severe public speaking phobia?
I received a message tonight from my dept. head that I am to allow one of my speech students to deliver her speeches to me one-on-one. While I have a lot of compassion for her, I do feel she is milking or working the system, and that the administrators at my college are not really helping her in the long run. I have agreed to cooperate, but I have told one administrator and my student that I do not feel that her grade will be authentic. If she never delivers a speech for an audience, how can we say that she passed her speech class? She tells me her high school speech teacher let her deliver her speeches one-on-one. She also has documentation fr. a doctor re her phobia. This is a new one for me. I think they should have just waived the course requirement. What do you think? Is this legit? If so, what is the connection btw. her having been a crack baby and
her severe public speaking phobia? What’s going to happen to her when she is on the job market or on the job?
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She was born to a mother who was on crack, but now she is a young adult who is challenged emotionally and intellectually.
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I am not new to public speaking or teaching the subject. So, of course I have taught the class a lot about the empowering dynamics of the relationship btw. the speaker and the audience. The other students are thriving and growing by leaps and bounds. They are learning to bypass their fears. All but this young lady, who cowers in her desk, practically hugs the door ready to bolt, becomes nauseous, leaves the classroom, and looks at me with imploring eyes…You get the pic.
I will learn more about her condition, which is why I posted this quesiton. Does anyone know the typical symptoms of an adult child born to a mother on crack?
EDIT: I have nothing against my student personally. If you knew me better and the situation better, you would never make such an assumption. My issue is with the administration allowing a student who may be more capable than she thinks to not go through an experience that would benefit her the rest of her life, in any and every arena. She is very comfortable with me. She communicates with me after class. She communicates with me via email and instant messages. She just does not want to deliver her speeches to her classmates.
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Answer by UVRay
They are trippin’! She needs to go through the same stuff as everyone else. She is too old to be getting babied. That is some bs right there. From now on, make that girl do what she needs to be doing.
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Question by : What is the best way to overcome the phobia of public speaking
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Answer by Professortemple
Gradual exposure is usually the preferred method of resolving a phobia. Depending on the severity of the problem, it may need to be supervised by a licensed counselor who specializes in phobias.
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Question by Hugo M: How can i get over my phobia of public speaking?
i get really nervous when i am about to or am talking in front of a lot of people. im
in high school and i have to do presentations or speeches sometimes, how can i get over this fear?
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Answer by snakker2k
Get into a formal debate, a debate club or UN simulation. Trust me, it worked for me… I was a shy guy, but I always overhear the news with my grandfather’s TV on and all, so I can recognize the way people talk in big speeches. Just listen to a few, and get in there. You can’t get over a fear unless you do that which scares you the most.
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Some approach public speaking like a type of internal thrill ride while others are choked silent at the very thought of giving a speech. Overcoming the fear of speaking in public is a subject of great interest to many. This activity is rated among the most frightening events in a person’s life. Some have gone as far as rating the fear of public speaking higher than the fear of death.
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