Not! NOT
Sorry, It Doesn’t Exist!
I wish it did. Maybe it, and the one that gets rid of the Fear of Public Speaking, are in clinical trials somewhere. I haven’t found either.
If you have them, or know where they can be purchased, please let me know!
Until then, there’s no easy way to get rid of the Fear of Public Speaking and become a Great Presenter.
Don’t Despair!
Public Speaking is a skill that can be learned.
Think about it: You learned how to ride a bike, drive a car, use a computer. and many other things. You weren’t born knowing how to do any of those activities, correct?
Public Speaking is learned the same way those skills were mastered. You study, then apply what you discovered.
You’ll make mistakes – lots of them – Good! We learn by making mistakes and failing. But don’t think about it is as failing. Think of the process as Experimenting! When we do experiments we don’t expect to find the correct “formula” immediately, do we? It usually takes lots of experiments to find what works. Thomas Edison, so the story goes, experimented over 10,000 times (I’ve seen figures different than this) to find what worked for building the first light bulb. He never looked upon any of his work as failure, but each as an experiment that got him closer to his goal.
Your journey to becoming a great presenter should be seen in the same vein. You experiment and experiment and experiment until you find the “formula” that works! Then you continually refine it. Becoming a great presenter is a process – not an event.
The real learning is in the doing! You can do all the intellectualizing you want about becoming a great presenter: Watch videos, read books and articles, listen to audios of presenters and go see professionals in action. That stuff is all good, but until you SPEAK! nothing really moves forward and you won’t get better without SPEAKING!
Before you SPEAK to an audience, you must Practice: Practice, Practice, Practice, and Practice some more!
Do athletes just show up for the big game? Do musicians suddenly appear at concerts? NO!
Both groups have practiced and practiced before their big event. There is no reason to think you can just “wing” a speech and do it well.
Besides the practicing that must be done, there must also be considerable and continuing study. You can always learn something new and always improve your presentations. This is what you should be doing. This is what this Post and Blog is dedicated to.
This stuff works!
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About the Author
Fred E. Miller is a speaker, an international coach, and the author of the books,
“NO SWEAT Public Speaking!” and
“NO SWEAT Elevator Speech!”
Businesses, Individuals, and Organizations hire him because they want to improve their Networking, Public Speaking, and
Presentation Skills.
They do this because they know:
Speaking Opportunities are Business, Career, and Leadership Opportunities.
They also know:
We perceive really great speakers to be Experts. We like to work with Experts.
He shows them how to: Develop, Practice, and Deliver Fantastic Presentations! with – NO SWEAT!
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“NO SWEAT Public Speaking”
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3 Comments
It’s been a fear of mine personally for some time if I mist admit. If there’s such a pill to cure fear from public speaking I’ll be the first one to get my hands on it…given it makes it past clinical trials. Having to learn such a skill can help perfect your communication with others and improve your authority within the business workplace. Mastering such a skill though will take lots of practice. For me perhaps more than the average folks. Although it’s good to know that practice makes perfect like anything else.
Thanks for the insight Fred. When it comes to public speaking you’re a master in perspective.
Ivan
Ivan,
You’re not alone! About 75% of the population has the Fear of Public Speaking.
It’s a skill that can be learned, just like all the other skills you possess.
You weren’t born being an expert in Websites designs, were you? You learned that skill and you can learn to be a great speaker.
Study and practice this just the way you learned the skills that have made you successful.
Thanks for visiting and taking time to comment!
Make YOUR next presentation – No Sweat!