If you think, that experienced
speakers are not nervous during their speeches, you're wrong - they are! The only
thing that separates them from those less experienced is fact, that they know
how to deal with these nerves. Here are a few simple tips, which will help you
avoid stress during public appearances.
1. Watch television. Watching the
news is a good exercise - just look at how people presenting the news stand,
speak, how they act in front of camera. Try to act like them and soon you'll
notice, that you can do it the same way naturally.
2. Try to find friendly people in
the audience, who will help you maintain positive attitude. Concentrate on
their faces. If you don't feel comfortable when you're looking someone in the
eyes, focus on their nose. They won't notice the difference.
3. Take a deep breath before you
start. If you won't have enough oxygen, you can have some serious problems with voice during your speech, and in result - you will be more stressed. Just remember to
make pauses whenever you need to take a breath, it will help you feel relaxed.
4. Try to work on your image. You
have to be sure, that you look good. If you aren't, you may think about
it during the speech and it really won't be helfpul.
5. Don't take any mood-altering
substances before you speak. Alcohol, caffeine, it really won't help. The best
speakers know, that everything you need to give a good speech is a positive
attitude and maybe a glass of water.
6. Last but not least - think
positively! If you have a good mood and the people in the audience will see it,
they will think positively of you as well. Try to smile
Do you have to do public speeches?
What do you think about these advices? Do you find them helpful? What are your
methods to avoid stress during speeches?
Sources:
http://ces.wroclaw.pl/artykul/19-wystapienia-publiczne-gdy-zjada-nas-trema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryXOW1QS0ZM
http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Stress-Before-Giving-a-Speech
http://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/9/9a/Prevent-Anxiety-Step-14.jpg/670px-Prevent-Anxiety-Step-14.jpg
I don’t have to do the public speeches and I am really happy about it! It would be really stressful for me, because I am a kind of person who prefers talking to little, well-known audience than to the big group of unfamiliar people. I think that you have given wonderful piece of advice. Your list of advice is quite long and it will suit everyone’s needs. I find your advice really helpful, especially the one which is connected with finding a friendly people on the audience – in my opinion it would really help!
ReplyDeleteThinking about the other methods of dealing with stress I would say that writing your speech and trying to tell it to family/friends before an public appearance could be a good solution.
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ReplyDeleteThankfully, I don’t have to do public speeches but I absolutely agree that good public speaking skills are really important and relevant nowadays. Fortunately, there is a great deal of things that you can do to cope with stress such as watching television and thinking positively. They are the most convincing and effective for me. Moreover, the day before your presentation you can take a long bath, light scented candles, savor a warm cup of tea or just watch a comedy and relax. Try not to show your fear- it's absolutely natural that you feel anxiety before something new and above all- control your gestures. It might be so fruitful and effective!
ReplyDeleteI don't have to do public speeches but I actually really would like to! It really fascinate me how some people can evoke emotions of the audience... I think that piece of advice which were presented in the text are pretty useful! In my opinion the key to success while speaking is just being self-confident. When you feel good with who you are and what you speak you should have no problems with speaking in public. We also should think before the speech what we are afraid of... Maybe our fear is illusory?
ReplyDeleteHopefully, I do not have to do any public speeches yet. I think some points could help many people to prevent stress while talking but it is not that easy. All these points will not reduce my nervousness. I think the key is to be confident not only about your looks but also about your preparation. It is essential for me to revise everything really good; this helps me to not think about situation in which I forget what I should talk about.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I don't often need to do public speeches. I see this as something really difficult, because I am a person who is very nervous. Sometimes in class we practice public speeches, then everything is recorded for 10 minutes. The above ways to handle nerves during public speeches are helpful but not in my case, I'm not feeling well before such speeches, so I try to relax, go for a walk on the fresh air, meet with friends - forget about the stress.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I don't prepare public speeches and public presentations. For me it's the most stressful situation and in general I don't know how to reduce the level of stress in this position. It's quite important to be a confident person also a body language is important.
ReplyDeleteI also don't have to do a lot public speeches now, but I think it's quite useful skill.
ReplyDeleteGenerally I think that the most important thing is to be self confident, good prepared which mean that you know what is the most important thing which you want talk about, and to not worry about others can think about you during the speech. Trying to respond why in fact you are stressed also can help in my opinion.
I use almost all of pieces of advice but what helps me the most is practicing my speech in front of someone I like and I trust, for example in front of my mom or boyfriend to get used to the feeling that someone is steering at me while I am talking.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I have to public speeches. I think that it need practice. I think that is good thing because adult person often must do this and he or she should be self-confident. I agree with these advices. I would add that person who must have public speeches, should be very good prepared and he or she have to know what he or she want to say. If somebody is good prepared, he or she could focus on form of statement.
ReplyDeleteI rarely do have to stand before big audience. I think that these pieces of advice can be helpful. At first I behave like self confident person, then I start to feel like truly self confident person :) Finding some friendly people among audience can make public speech less painful.
ReplyDeleteI don't have to do public speeches so I can't tell if it's stressful for me or not. I can only say that when I listen to people while they do that, I tend to pay more attention to what they say, not how they say it and behave during doing that.
ReplyDeleteIn my studies, I attended subject called practical rhetoric last semester and I learnt how to make a good speach, what to say to convince my opponent that I am right. It was very useful because on other subjects I have to do speeches and give presentations. Ideas mentioned in the text above are same as on my lectures and they work, especially finding a person you like and talking to him/her like it was a privet talk.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I had to do some public speaches and they all ended up the same. It doesn't matter if I practice before, take some good advice or imagine everyone in their underwear, everytime I have to speak in front of a big group I start to stutter. And then, everything's gone.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I don't have to do public speeches and that's why I'm so glad that I can avoid disgrace. When it comes to your ideas how to deal with nerves, it cannot be denied that the best way is to take a deep breath. It helps to relax, causes that your voice will be more convincing, your heart won't be pounding. This exercise improves your self-confidence and reliance.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing which is really helpful in my opinion is to find a person in the audience who doesn't distract you. It is said to be very important to try to avoid staring at the floor. You have to remotely sustain a contact with the audience.
The first impression plays undoubtedly a crucial role when you want to go well. That's why it is so important to prepare yourself suitable for the speech.
When I have to say something, sometimes I'm a little bit stressed. It is really helpful to imagine yourself what you want to say and arrange a speech or make a list which will contain major issues. In my opinion, you can also try to drink a lemon balm. It reduces anxiety, increases calmness and awareness in adults during a stressful situation. Of course, positive thinking is the key to success. Smiling, covering up hesitancy and using some gestures to express yourself help to achieve fortune and be praised.
In the past, I very often have to do some public speeches. I led school plays or something like that. I really enjoyed it, but it caused very stressfull situations. I could deal with it by learning my speech the best I could. I also couldn't think about my possible mistakes, because it was very demotivating.
ReplyDeleteI was always to shy to speak publicly, but I never had a problem with explaining something to a small group of people. I don't find it a bad thing, If I can't force myself to speak to big group of people I won't do this. I will find a way to skip situations like this if I will ever need to
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ReplyDeleteI like public speeches because I like people. Talking is only one natural way to communicate, so it should be easy. For many people it isn't but id depends on someone's character. Those are very good advices. Breathing is a crucial thing. The same situation with pauses - ther are very important for the listeners. But the most important thing is contact with audience. They have to like or respect you, they need eye contact and remember, people don't like exaggerated acting during speeches.
ReplyDeleteWell I have never been good at public speaking. Quavering of my voice always betray my secret fear. That makes me feel completely annoyed. Fortunately there was never many occasions for me to give a speech. Lately I have realized it may be a big problem on the way to my career. That's why in previous term I sign for 'effective packaging' classes. Our lecturer made us speak in front of camera, introduce ourselves standing in front of big audience etc. It was very stressful but useful expierience which I hope help me to improve.
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ReplyDeleteHonestly, I like public speeches and also presentations. Of course it can be stressful and sometimes I feel like dizzy before a big presentation, but I do it, cause I like all the emotion of showing a topic to people and explain something to them. I like when the audience is asking me questions, because I feel that I got their interest and they want to talk about it. If I had to choose the most important thing about speeches, I would choose the body language. If you discover how to control your body – your gesture, your face and your tone – you will be second Martin Luther King.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I don’t have many occasions to do public speeches…Maybe because I avoid them like a plague. However if situation force me to have a speech I try to be well prepared and practice a little bit before. That really helps.
ReplyDeleteI hate public speeches so much. I am always so stressed and forget how to breathe! It's crazy because I am studying journalism, public relations and media marketing, so i should not have a problem with public speeches if i want to work with media. I am still working on that :)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I have to do a lot of public speeches at mu univeristy. Teachers from my faculty require presentations of students. And I have to admit that I hate it so much! I'm always so stressed and nervous. Actually, I find these advices very helpful, but for me the best one is just to look at people that I like and I feel comfortable with them.
ReplyDeleteI find these advices so much helpful! I have always problem with public speeches. Even among people from my faculty. I feel like my whole body is trembling. Hope this article will help me overcome my fear.
ReplyDeleteI have never had problem with public speeches, cause I am talkative, and I like when people listen to me. I find those advices in a text useful, but bassicaly any human reacts in a different way and something different will help him to manage stress. For example for me coffeine is more than helpful. My method is beeing positive and well preapared, and I am trying to be focused during my speech.
ReplyDeleteSometimes i have big problems with public speeches, especially when I'm think how much I'm scared of them. Because of that I'm really scared and can focus on my speech. Now I know that I should don't think too much about it before, instead of this go for coffee with friend, watch something or live normally like every day and try to think about this like about other task to do today! That's work. It also work if you try to avoid really stressful situations like argguing with someone.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was at school sometimes I had to do public speeches. It was always stressful for me. I think that all the advices are very helpful. But for me always the best way to handle nerves it's just imagine that there is nobody around me during public speech. Also it is very helpful just to exercise a lot before in front of the mirror and try to rehearse your speech. And you should always remember when something is going wrong just smile at yourself and think that nothing has happen.
ReplyDeleteYes, every once on a while I have to make a presentation in front of my group in the university and sometimes it makes me fell a bit stressed. I think advises are pretty good and helpful but like everyone knows nothing really helps in this kind of situation. We just have to go through of that. Sometimes stress reduces during the speech. I don't have my own method to avoid stress, sometimes I try to talk with myself and I tell things like: you can do that, you are great etc. but I don't feel it really helps.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in secondary school I was doing lots of public speeches - I was playing in school plays. I was nervous only a little bit and I wasn't even thinking that something can go wrong. Since this time I wasn't doing many public speeches. Right now, if I have to say something in front of many people, I'm getting really stresssed. In my head there are lots of pessimistic thoughts before it. When I start speaking, some amount of stress disappear, but some amount is still with me.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion these methods may be helpful. I think that best way to not to be stressed is to be well prepared to your speech. If you spend enough time to learn it, everything will be ok.
Oh my God. Public speeches are my biggest nightmare! I always have a strange voice then and I don't know how I can improve it. Last time I noticed that when I sit I don't feel stress. For my misfortune, it's rarely possible. When I have to appear in front of a group of people, I often take pills for calming down. They obviously don't help... A better way for me is drinking the lemon balm. One glass is not enough. Once time I drank a liter of the lemon balm before the presentation and I wasn't stressed at all, but I still had a strange voice. I really can't understand my body.
ReplyDeleteI don’n have to do a lot of public speeches. I think I’ve done more when I was younger. I don't think that every of the advices in the presentation are useful. Well, not for me. For example watching TV. I can’t find anything helpful in it. Maybe it will help someone else. I think breathing is a very good way to calm. Also, playing coruageous and confident used to help me when I had to speech in public. I think it’s important to have a good preparation. It easier to speak when you have everything segregated in your head.
ReplyDeleteI did not like public appearances from an early age. When I went to kindergarten and had the first performance on the occasion of my mother's day, when it was my turn to recite a poem I ran away from the stage. Later, in my later years, my education was much better. Very often in primary school, middle school or high school, I was a lecturer in school performances or on appeals. I also happen to be a teacher at Sunday Masses. However, in spite of my extensive experience, I still have terrible fear of any such occurrence. Some of the councils mentioned in the article are used by myself. However, the most important thing for me is to prepare well. If I know exactly what I want to say and my appearance is appropriate to the situation, I feel much better before the performance. And a bit of stress always helps, because it motivates you to more and more work on yourself.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have to do public speeches very often. I study economics so we have a lot of presentations. I think these advices are really great and helpful. The most important is to stay positive. Before speeches I always exercise speaking to mirror. I really recommend this way, because you see how you look and what you can change in your body language, what helps in avoiding stress.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, I have to do public speech and I think it is really useful and helpful task. Being economist require presenting some information and training this skills can improve our self-confidence. I think that good advice can be find person and talk to him/her our presentation or speech. In addition we should read few times our text and try to remember it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the article and the ideas it contains. I do not like to appear in front of people, especially when I have to talk about something because I do not feel good about it. In my case, it helps me to train talking to the camera, because in my head the camera is the audience I need to talk to. In addition, I try to see the place where I will have to speak so that I do not feel any additional stress related to the lack of knowledge of the place.
ReplyDeleteYes, I had to do it. I leaded a meeting with a scientist (for example – specialist in Dostoevsky’s literature) or festival in my school. For me, audience isn’t so stressful, I’m more worried of my language, how I will speak. When I stressed, I’m speaking so vaguely, I’m not taking any breath or pause. So third tip will be ideal for me, not to relax, but to speak more clearly. During that speeches I just think positive, I love being the center of attention, so it’s very comfortable situation for me. For course when I have a plan! It’s the most important thing to be calm and relax – have a plan, and everything will be ok!
ReplyDeleteI had some public speeches in high school. I was appeared on different assembly at my school. It was great experience and only now I see how much I learned in this way. I use these skills all time.
ReplyDeleteI think that advices from article can be helpful for some people. Personally I think that the best of it is: trying to find friendly people, taking a deep breath before starting and thinking positively. These are universal tips. Other everybody should develop oneself.
My method is thought: be self-confident and do it as good as possible.
Sometimes I perform in public, but in college and in front of a small audience. Usually I'm good at speaking, so I'm not too stressed. The above advice is quite helpful, although I can not apply to them during my speeches.
ReplyDeleteIt happens that I have to say something in front of more people but I hate do that. Everytime when I must do something like that I would like to escape and start cry. I dont know why, probably It depends on uor personality. Some people like things like that because they are good speakers and the rest dont like it because for them it is a stresfull situation. In my opionion this tips are useful, especially number 4 and 6. It is important to be sure that you look professional and elegantly, and also positive thinking is significant part of good public speaking without stress. However, I think that there is not perfect recipe for no stress, and even sometimes stress give positive power and it's good.
ReplyDeleteSeverall years ago, I used to hate public speeches. I hadn't problems with being to shy or my voice, but I even now, When I'm older I don't like being in the center of attention. Now, I have so many public speeches, that i'm used to it. I still don't like it, but I don't hate it too. I find this advices very helpful! When I have started my studies I was looking for how to deal with stress of public speaking. And I found something like this advices and they helped me a lot! My favourite way how to deal with fear of speaking is beeing prepared for my presentation in 101%. When I know I have big knowledge about something I'm much less stressed.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when I have to speak in front of more than 10 people. During public speechces I begin to flounder, I'm hot and I die from embarrassment. Maybe when I'm older and I will do it more often, it will get better. I have to try those tips as they seem quite reliable.
ReplyDeleteRight now hardly ever I get to do any presentations, so fortunatley I don't do much public speaking. But when I was at school there was always some poem or presentation to do. I'm not really a good speaker so I'm glad I don't have to do that so often anymore. Advices from the text seems to me really helpful. I think even if you nerves, it's best when you look like you're super confident. Also looking for friendly faces in the audience seems a good idea. In the text taking a deep breath was also mentioned, I would add there drinking water. It helps your throat and your brains to think more clearly. I once also heard that yawning is really good for your voice. But if I would have to give my personal advice - be prepared for your speech. It helps when you're passionate or experience in the subject of your speech.
ReplyDeleteI rarely have to do public speaches or presentations. I think this is really hard to be a good speaker. I find advices from the text very helpful. Looking friendly is very important, because peope will want to listen to you. Also important is to look good, because you feel more confidence. I have never thought about watching television and act like people from news. I think I will try this next time I would have to do some public presentations.
ReplyDeleteI do not have to do public speeches. Maybe sometimes at the university but it is not often. Advices presented in the text are very helpful. I think that advice about watching TV is a good idea. We can learn from them how to handle public speeches. Of course the most important thing is to stay positivie. Advice about trying to focus our eyes on someone we knew from the audience can be very helpful because we will be less stressed seeing this person. My methods in avoiding stress during speeches is just chill out, think positive and take a deep breath.
ReplyDeleteI don't have to do public speeches. When it comes to the advices they are not helpful at all. In my opinion they are for people who in fact don't need them as they just can manage stress on their own. For me that's not watching tv or friendly people in the audience that make them stay calm. Sometimes pills are the only things that help to cope with anxiety especially during oral exams.
ReplyDeleteI believe that I'm not the only person who hates public speeches. Unfortunately, I have to make several presentations due to my field of study and I'm always very stressed about it because I don't like being in the centre of attention. I have got the big problem with dealing with my shaking hands and I often speak falteringly.
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that could help the speaker is the fact that the audience mostly isn't really paying attention to what he or she says. My advice is to prepare well the topic of the speech and present it in front of some friendly faces before the real presentation.
I seldom have to do public speeches. Maybe it’s the reason why I’m not good at that and I suppose it’s the cause why I avoid it. When I’m speaking in public I’m so stressed that I forget all words. I hate that! I just can’t improvise even if I’m an expert in a subject of a presentation. I have to learn by heart everything I want to say. I have a problem with positive thinking and as long as it takes, any of presented methods won’t work.
ReplyDeleteI don't have to do public speeches and I don't want to, but couple times I had to pass oral exam and opposite me was for example five egzaminers. I think that these advices are not bad, especially about apperance, if we are good look, we feel better and this make us a little less nervous. The second good advice is that we should take deep breath and make pauses, because talking too fast can destroy our speech.My methods to avoid stress during speeches is try to concetrate only on the speech, only on this specific topic, about which you have to speak.
ReplyDeleteIn my studies, I need to do many presentations and present them in front of all my class.
ReplyDeleteWatching other people speaking is a very good idea because you can adapt some of their moves.
Friends in the audience aren't useful for me because when I present in front of my friends they usually make funny faces and that just makes me laugh.
I have a problem with breathing normally during speeches and this advice is very helpful.
I always dress nicely for my presentations but more important - comfortably.
Before the speech, I have a good sleep and I don’t drink my morning coffee because I know that can make me talk too fast.
Last - I always think positive.
I find this advice helpful but for me being fully prepared is the clue to the best public speeches.
From those tips I can only agree that you shouldn't take any suspicious substances before the show and that you should smile. And you should smile not to relieve stress but for the audience. How hard will you try, there is no good tip what to do before public speeches, to cope with stress you just have to be on stage regularly - and you still will feel nervous after all. Neither television or deep breathing will help you. Even more - after deep breathing you might fill dizzy so be careful with that stress relieving.
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ReplyDeleteThis blog is valuable for me because I have some difficulties with dealing with stress, especially as for nerves during public speeches. One advice seems to be the most attractive. I do not feel comfortable when I am looking in the eyes and by this time I had no idea how handle with it. It is really interesting that focusing on nose can completely replace looking in the eyes. I totally agree that confidence that you look good bring about that you are more self-confident. I have to do public speeches and I find it seriously stressful. My method during public speeches is self-confident. No matter what others think.
I think that a very important tip was omitted. What can help you dealing with the stress during presentations? Of course practicing them! It will not eliminate the stress fully, but surly will reduce it. With every next presentation you are more experienced. You know how to communicate with an audience, how to use microphone properly, you are able to predict how much time do you need to present you speech etc. All this things make you more confident and reduce stress. If you don’t have many occasions to practice, you can ask your friends to help you. Maybe if you give a speech for few friends it will be easier for you to do it again for bigger audience. They also can give some advices so your presentation can be even better.
ReplyDeleteThe article is about a rather popular problem – a weakness of public speaking. I can say that almost all people are afraid of public speaking. The author describes some tips that can help people to speak on public without any problem. I think that the tips described in the article are rather effective and can help people in the real life.
ReplyDeleteI had some public speeches during attending school. In the university I do not have such big audience as I had at school but the audience during the time of going to the university is a group of people with whom I attend all classes. Presentation of some projects etc. can be an example of public speech in the university.
During the school I had enough public speeches. That is why I can say that I am not almost afraid of public speaking. Of course, there is always stressful a bit to start a speech. But using some advices can help not to be afraid of public speeches. To my mind, the most effective methods are to find friendly people in the audience and not to take any mood-alerting substances before speaking on public. Of course, we should not forget about working on our self-image and to follow some people that have public speeches for all their life, for example.
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ReplyDeleteI feel a little bit uplifted because of the comments under this blog post, they prove that I'm not the only one that experiences this fear.
ReplyDeleteFor me, sitting while speaking soothes my fear, because my legs don't shake, doing a presentation with a group (if they start speaking first, I can tell myself that if they didn't die or faint, then probably I will also stay alive) not looking at people's faces and focusing on deep breathing and positive thoughts.
My advice is that you absolutely shouldn't be harsh and critical towards yourself during, after or before your first speeches, even if others will be! Judgment can actually paralyze you. You need to be extremally supportive of yourself and focus on feeling good. You should practice it in front of people as often as you can if you really want to get good at it, make your first presentations as easy and simple as you can and then you can slowly get rid of these protections and become more ambitious. The biggest mistake is demanding from yourself to be perfect and trying to become the next Martin Luter King or Obama from the first speech. Don't look people into their eyes until you will feel ready for it! If you start your presentation with an expectation that people should be fascinated by your speech and you will see disinterest (and it's not likely that every single person in the room will be fascinated with your words), you might feel discouraged, so look at people only if you are already secure in yourself and feel calm enough.
Everybody needs a different strategy though because everyone has different issues with public speaking. There are also special courses, events that teach you how to handle doing presentations and they are definitely worth trying.
I absolutely hate speaking or presenting to the public. The only thing that helps is practicing, and being not only prepared, but overly prepared even. Both tips which were ommited.
ReplyDeleteI do not remember when and how I found out about this simple technique, but I know one trick that helps me stay calm while public speeches. The one thing you should do is trying to imagine all the people naked or imagine them in toilets. I know it sounds crazy, but it really helps me to deal with stress during public speeches.
ReplyDeleteI laughed when I had read the first and the second advices. First of all- it is never good to act like someone else than yourself. Instead of trying to "play" a news presenter, keep focused, make some meditation or simply breath for a couple of minutes in silence, think what you want to say and believe that you are good enough to do that!
ReplyDeleteSecondly- yes, people can see a difference when you look them in the eyes or when you're staring at their noses.
Public speeches are really stressful for me, fortunately I don’t have to do that. That tips can be useful, but I think the best way to cope with speeches is being well-prepared, practise with friends, relatives or even alone can help during real speech.
ReplyDeleteMake sure that you are well prepared for your speech or presentation, because if you are, nothing will surprise you. I noticed that I’m more stressed during speeches when I know that I forgot about something- during the whole presentation I’m scared that someone will ask me about the matter I know nothing about and I will make a fool from myself. My other advice is not to stick to advice presented above because they don’t have to be suitable for you. If something doesn’t work, it only means that you have to search for different method. Just practise, don’t let anyone to discourage you and one day you will be perfect at public speaking.
ReplyDeletePersonally I hate public speeches. I don't know any method to handle with it. For me the worst is beginning of perform (at least for me), ater it is better. I think there is only way to be more confident - practice.
ReplyDeleteI haven't a lot of ocacciones for public speaches. I had a honour of having a speach on the end of collage but now I sometimes have opportunity to provide some part of lectures in form of presentation.
ReplyDeleteThose advices are quite helpful. I'm sure that advice saying as "learn from others" is full of wisdom. The fifth is for me obvious but I know that maybe not fo everyone. The clue I think is in the last thought. The essence of good speach is self-confidence. You have to show that everything is ok even if it is not true. On the audience I suppose you are the only person who knows the scenario ( I there is one)
In my mind the best advice for speach is good preparation. If you are sure what you want to say there is nothing which can go wrong if you have got some expirience. And here we've got the last advice. Try, try and try. Without practising your speach skills won't develop.
When I was younger I did not have a problem with public speeches, but right now - I hate it! I am really afraid of people and what they could think of me after my speech. I do not know how to deal with it, because I am too terrified. I just hate doing it so much! Ugh!
ReplyDeleteNowadays I do not have big public speeches but it depends what we have for public speeches because sometimes for me very stressful is to answer a question in class. But (un)fortunately I have chosen such a field of studies that I hope publice speeches will be my usual activity but nowadays I do not know how I will deal with it. The methods in presentation are helpful but in my opinion they can not solve the problem when speaker can't to deal with stress. Unfortunately, a skill of well public speaking is reserved for small group of population but of course everybody may read about ancient methods of Cicero - for example going up and down the stairs several hours during reading a book.
ReplyDeleteEvery year I have some speeches on my studies. These speeches lasts about 20 minutes and often I can use presentation in PowerPoint which is very helpfull. It is also very stressful for me so I try to be prepared well. I am concerned that from point presented above numer 4 is very crucial. I know from my experience that when I look good I am more confident. Number 2 is also crucial. It is always easier when you see that people are interested in what you are saying or they are smiling.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, I do not have to do any public speeches, rarely I do some presentations as a part of my course, but these are in front of about twenty people that I know, so they are not too stressful.
ReplyDeleteI think these advices are really valuable, and way better than well-known 'imagine everyone in the room being naked' which is quite cringy. The ones mentioned in the post are some tips that I could actually use in real life. I do not really have any effective ways of coping with stress during public speeches, I generally try to get through it as fast as I can and try to breath slowly to calm myself down.
Public speeches can be very stressful. I think the best way is to be organized and prepared. If you know the topic well and you practiced before a lot it will be probably much easier for you to feel confident and overcome anxiety.
ReplyDeleteI'm not one of the best speakers, and I rarely get the chance. If I had to make a speech, I'd take the above advice, it's helpful. When I have to perform I try to focus on 100% and rely on my skills.
ReplyDeleteI had a few public speeches and for me the best option was focusing on my task, things I would like to say and emphasise. I just needed to know how important for me it is to do it well and properly. Of course the day before the speech I treated myself well what means that I ate healthy, no alcohol or cafein, I did some relaxing exercises and I went early to bed. It helps to be focused and relaxed the next day.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I have to public speeches. For me, it is really stressful situation but I’m handle it. I believe that we should have a public speeches as often as we could. Thanks to that it will be easy for us in the future and we can learn self-confidence. I agree with advices in the article. It is really usefull for me.
ReplyDeleteIt happens that I have to speek in public. It is stressful but also the adrenaline helps me to do my best and focus on the task that I have to do. I think that those tips are really sensible, especially taking a few deep breaths and practising before the speech. Moreover, I think that positive attitude is vital and will lead us tu success in such situations.
ReplyDeleteWhen doing a public speech it is very important to be as confident as possible. Do everything that could help you gain this confidence, and I think that these listed tips could really help, except for the one that advices to worry about how you look. Don't do that, since that can only cause additional stress. As long as you are confident it doesn't matter how you look.
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