8 steps to overcome your fear of public speaking
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STEPS TO
OVERCOME YOUR FEAR
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of public speaking
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Make thyself a craftsman in speech, for thereby thou shalt gain the upper hand.
– INSCRIPTION ON 3,000 YEAR OLD EGYPTIAN TOMB
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REMEMBERThe 3 objectives of any good speech are:
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REMEMBERThe 3 objectives of any good speech are:
Make an impression.
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REMEMBERThe 3 objectives of any good speech are:
Make an impression. Provide your audience with 2 or 3 takeaways.
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REMEMBERThe 3 objectives of any good speech are:
Make an impression. Provide your audience with 2 or 3 takeaways.
Enjoy yourself (so the audience can
enjoy themselves too).
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FIND A TOPIC THAT “CLICKS” WITH THE AUDIENCE
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FIND A TOPIC THAT “CLICKS” WITH THE AUDIENCE
ASK YOURSELF:
Who’s in the audience?If you know who’s showing up, you can speak to their demographic.
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FIND A TOPIC THAT “CLICKS” WITH THE AUDIENCE
ASK YOURSELF:
Who’s in the audience?If you know who’s showing up, you can speak to their demographic.
What am I passionate about?If you don’t care, neither will your audience.
Choose something that excites you in order to excite others.
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They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you
made them feel. - MAYA ANGELOU
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TELL A STORY
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TELL A STORY
Stories resonate with audiences and are easier to remember.
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LIKE ANY GOOD STORY, your speech must have an intro, a body, and a conclusion.
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LIKE ANY GOOD STORY, your speech must have an intro, a body, and a conclusion.
INTRODUCTIONPresent the problem.
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LIKE ANY GOOD STORY, your speech must have an intro, a body, and a conclusion.
INTRODUCTIONPresent the problem.
BODYShow the conflict.
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LIKE ANY GOOD STORY, your speech must have an intro, a body, and a conclusion.
INTRODUCTIONPresent the problem.
BODYShow the conflict.
CONCLUSIONOffer a solution.
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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
Repetition is the mother of skill.– ANTHONY ROBBINS
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FOCUS ON YOUR DELIVERY
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FOCUS ON YOUR DELIVERY
Once you’re confident you can recite your key talking points from memory, either film yourself or watch yourself
in the mirror.
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WATCH THE WAY YOU MOVE, AND
LISTEN TO THE WAY YOU TALK.
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WATCH THE WAY YOU MOVE, AND
LISTEN TO THE WAY YOU TALK.
If it appears robotic or strange, keep practicing until it looks natural.
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WATCH THE WAY YOU MOVE, AND
LISTEN TO THE WAY YOU TALK.
Memorising your speech doesn’t mean reciting it word-for-word. Leave
room for natural improvisation.
TIP
If it appears robotic or strange, keep practicing until it looks natural.
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SLOOOOOW DOOOWNDon’t speak fast or run over your words.
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SLOOOOOW DOOOWNDon’t speak fast or run over your words.
The most precious things in speech are pauses. – RALPH WALDO EMERSON
3 • PRACTICE
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USE GESTURES
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USE GESTURESBe expressive with your hands and face, and move around occasionally to complement what you’re saying.
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USE GESTURESBe expressive with your hands and face, and move around occasionally to complement what you’re saying.
Try to avoid continuous pacing, or waving your hands around the whole time. It can be distracting.
TIP
3 • PRACTICE
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CALM YOUR NERVES
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CALM YOUR NERVES
Before you go on, find a place where you can be alone with your thoughts for a minute or two.
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REMIND YOURSELF
WHY YOU’RE THERE.
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What’s the main lesson you want
to teach your audience?
4 • CALM YOUR NERVES
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REMIND YOURSELF
WHY YOU’RE THERE.
CLENCH YOUR FISTS
FOR 3-5 SECONDS.
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What’s the main lesson you want
to teach your audience?
This will relax your shoulders
and jaw.
4 • CALM YOUR NERVES
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REMIND YOURSELF
WHY YOU’RE THERE.
CLENCH YOUR FISTS
FOR 3-5 SECONDS.
BREATHE DEEPLY,
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What’s the main lesson you want
to teach your audience?
This will relax your shoulders
and jaw.
inhaling slowly and exhaling completely.
Repeat.
4 • CALM YOUR NERVES
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START STRONG
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START STRONG
THE FIRST FEW MINUTES ARE CRUCIAL.
Show the audience you’re confident, sincere, friendly and worthy of their attention.
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START WITH A QUESTION, A FUNNY ANECDOTE, OR A SHOCKING FACT OR STATISTIC.
5 • START STRONG
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START WITH A QUESTION, A FUNNY ANECDOTE, OR A SHOCKING FACT OR STATISTIC.This is how Steve Jobs started his speech at the 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University:
5 • START STRONG
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START WITH A QUESTION, A FUNNY ANECDOTE, OR A SHOCKING FACT OR STATISTIC.This is how Steve Jobs started his speech at the 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University:
Truth be told, I never graduated from college, and this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation.
5 • START STRONG
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USE YOUR EYES
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USE YOUR EYES
To truly connect with your audience, you need to look them in the eye.
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TRY THIS APPROACH:
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TRY THIS APPROACH:Find 5 friendly faces in different areas of the audience.
Then move your focus between them.
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AVOID THESE MISTAKES:
TRY THIS APPROACH:Find 5 friendly faces in different areas of the audience.
Then move your focus between them.
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AVOID THESE MISTAKES:
TRY THIS APPROACH:Find 5 friendly faces in different areas of the audience.
Then move your focus between them.
• Looking across the room.• Focusing on the back row.• Looking above people’s eyes.• Locking on to just one person.
6 • USE YOUR EYES
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GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE THE SENSE YOU’RE TALKING
TO ALL OF THEM
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GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE THE SENSE YOU’RE TALKING
TO ALL OF THEMLook left, then right, then
center, then back and front.
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GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE THE SENSE YOU’RE TALKING
TO ALL OF THEMLook left, then right, then
center, then back and front.
After you finish expressing an idea or thought, shift your focus to the next person.
TIP
6 • USE YOUR EYES
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END WITH A BANG
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Starting strong is good.Finishing strong is epic.
– ROBIN SHARMA
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END WITH A BANG
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MAKE YOUR AUDIENCE FEEL THAT YOU’RE LEADING UP TO
SOMETHING SPECTACULAR
7 • END WITH A BANG
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MAKE YOUR AUDIENCE FEEL THAT YOU’RE LEADING UP TO
SOMETHING SPECTACULARFinish up with a rhetorical question,
a quote, something funny, or a startling statement.
7 • END WITH A BANG
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MAKE YOUR AUDIENCE FEEL THAT YOU’RE LEADING UP TO
SOMETHING SPECTACULARFinish up with a rhetorical question,
a quote, something funny, or a startling statement.
And finally, always end with a powerful call to action.
7 • END WITH A BANG
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On the brink of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln closed his speech with:
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate for the stormy
present and future. As our circumstances are anew, we
must think anew and act anew.
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HOW DID YOU DO?
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HOW DID YOU DO?
Review your performance and see what you can do better.
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THEN, DO THE UNTHINKABLE
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THEN, DO THE UNTHINKABLE
Speak in public again.
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THEN, DO THE UNTHINKABLE
Speak in public again.
Because the only way you will truly overcome your fear,is by facing it over and over.
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. -DALE CARNEGIE
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