Am always nervous speaking to audience of 20 or more to the extent of fidgeting. Despite efforts I've invested to stop it, all ended in futility .



Advice needed

It happens to me too.

It's actually normal to be nervous when called upon to speak to an audience. You are not the only person in this situation. However, you have to understand that public speaking is inevitable. No matter how hard you try to dodge it. you will definitely have to face it some day.

You have to begin to make concerted effort to master the art of public speaking. The first thing you should do is that you have to commit wholeheartedly to overcoming the fear. You should begin with talking to your friends and your classmate in school. You can start from making little announcements in front of people. When you make mistakes, they will laugh at you, but understand that they are your mates and it is better they laugh at you now than you embarrass yourself in a bigger stage later in the future.

DON'T shy away from it. Embrace it. Read books on public speaking, make friends with good public speakers in your area. I am very sure if you do all these things you will grow over it.

I wish you the best.

christinie:
It happens to me too.

What have done to far to abate the menace

naijaedutech:
It's actually normal to be nervous when called upon to speak to an audience. You are not the only person in this situation. However, you have to understand that public speaking is inevitable. No matter how hard you try to dodge it. you will definitely have to face it some day.

You have to begin to make concerted effort to master the art of public speaking. The first thing you should do is that you have to commit wholeheartedly to overcoming the fear. You should begin with talking to your friends and your classmate in school. You can start from making little announcements in front of people. When you make mistakes, they will laugh at you, but understand that they are your mates and it is better they laugh at you now than you embarrass yourself in a bigger stage later in the future.

DON'T shy away from it. Embrace it. Read books on public speaking, make friends with good public speakers in your area. I am very sure if you do all these things you will grow over it.

I wish you the best.

Thanks.

I read pretty much books on combating it but no way. I pray i will get over it. This is my 31 now and are still suffering from such nonsense.

U r better than most members of d audience,they wanna learn frm u, u r on d same level wit others. Few that knws better than u wanna learn more. Av dis in mind. U r good to go.

Are u Sheldon Cooper from the big bang theory?

On my path what I do is; I tell myself if I'm ever going to be a leader someday as I've promised myself to be... I should learn the ability to approach, digest and relax. #myRules

Ability to approach is the act of speaking fluently in the midst of people regardless of who is going to castigate you and find fault in what you say. Besides remember you have what they want to hear, which is the speech you have to pass across and they have no choice than to listen.


But before then __________________
So start by:
practicing with your friends and family,...
prepare for the best (not the worst).
Have an idea of everything.
Be social.

D best way to fight dt stage freight is by boosting ur CONFIDENCE, and how do u boost ur confidence


Know d topic u r abt to talk about like d palms of ur hand, believe me there's no other confidence booster than that. When you know dt u know what u are abt to say, u are fired up to say it fluently.
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Another trick is to look d audience on their heads (do this only when u are on a podium or a stage), if u av a close friend in d audience look him in d face or look at d face of people who are in d back whom u can't really recognize their faces. But if ur babe is in d audience, DO NOT LOOK AT HER OOH (else u might start thinking abt what happened last night n forget what u wanted to say).

Onyi4live:



What have done to far to abate the menace

I have no choice than to fight it. I am a State Counsel. I go to court to defend the Govt so let's say am getting used to it now, but am still naturally shy, very shy.

christinie:
I have no choice than to fight it. I am a State Counsel. I go to court to defend the Govt so let's say am getting used to it now, but am still naturally shy, very shy.

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Believe me u CAN NEVER BE MORE SHY THAN ME, though I've not overcome my shyness, but with d above method I stated earlier, I was able to speak in public.

callydon:

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Believe me u CAN NEVER BE MORE SHY THAN ME, though I've not overcome my shyness, but with d above method I stated earlier, I was able to speak in public.

We gonna keep pushing.