Can Fear of Public Speaking Actually Make You a Better Speaker?

Written by Larry Tracy


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ANTIDOTE: Convert unknown to known. The more information you gather onrepparttar audience andrepparttar 122684 more intensive your practice session,repparttar 122685 morerepparttar 122686 unknown will be converted to known.

Guard against procrastination, however, because we tend to accomplish what is in our comfort zone, and put off more difficult tasks, such as systematic audience intelligence collection and rigorous practice. Biterepparttar 122687 bullet, and you will have those fears ofrepparttar 122688 unknown dramatically reduced.

2. FEAR OF FORGETTING. When told they will have to make a presentation, most people are consumed byrepparttar 122689 fear their mind will go blank, and they will stand in front ofrepparttar 122690 audience withoutrepparttar 122691 slightest idea of what they are to say.

They play it safe, write out their presentation, and read it verbatim torepparttar 122692 audience. This guarantees failure People in an audience want to listen to a speaker who is connecting with them, and is looking at them, not at a script.

ANTIDOTE: If you have practiced diligently, even a temporary "power outage" of your brain can be handled.

The solution I have always used is what I callrepparttar 122693 two-card tango. Place a startling statistic or interesting fact that you have had to delete for reasons of time on a 3x5 card.

Onrepparttar 122694 second card, place a bullet outline ofrepparttar 122695 main points of your presentation. If convenient, place these cards in your pocket or onrepparttar 122696 lectern.

Whenrepparttar 122697 "My mind has gone blank" syndrome sets in, merely take both cards and say torepparttar 122698 audience "Let me digress for a moment and share with you...." then relaterepparttar 122699 information onrepparttar 122700 first card. If you have prepared well, your mind will kick back in, and you can continue where you left off.

If it does not, sliderepparttar 122701 second card torepparttar 122702 front, and look atrepparttar 122703 bullet points. Select one point and continuerepparttar 122704 presentation. Your audience will be nonerepparttar 122705 wiser.

Although I always advocate honesty with your audience, I do not recommend that you say "I forgot what I was going to say." You may get temporary sympathy, but audience members will wonder why they are sitting there ifrepparttar 122706 issue is not important enough forrepparttar 122707 speaker to remember what he or she was saying.

3. FEAR OF UNANTICIPATED QUESTIONS. Many people are not worried about making a presentation, because they are "on their turf." These same people, however, are terrified atrepparttar 122708 prospect of answering questions, believing they will be embarrassed by not being able to answer questions.

ANTIDOTE: Seek to anticipaterepparttar 122709 questions. If you have acquired accurate "intelligence" onrepparttar 122710 audience's needs, concerns and problems, then you should be able to preempt certain questions in your presentation, anticipate others, and develop succinct answers to others.

No one expects you to be able to answer every question, but they do expect you to be honest. Don't give a false answer to avoidrepparttar 122711 embarrassment of saying: "I don't know." That honest phrase, followed byrepparttar 122712 words "but I'll get that information for you," must be in every presenter's vocabulary.

When you makerepparttar 122713 commitment to getrepparttar 122714 information, remember that you have a moral obligation to do just that forrepparttar 122715 questioner and perhapsrepparttar 122716 entire audience.

Apply these antidotes, and you'll find thatrepparttar 122717 "fear of speaking" will berepparttar 122718 catalyst to make you a better speaker.

This article is excerpted from Larry Tracy’s book, The Shortcut to Persuasive Presentations. Larry has been cited in numerous publications as one of the top presentation skills trainers in the US.. His website is in the number one position on Google for “persuasive presentations. Visit it for FREE tips and articles: http://www.tracy-presentation.com


Attract Your Ideal Relationship Using the Law of Attraction

Written by Michael Losier


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Want to know how to attract your ideal mate? Build a list of allrepparttar things you didn't like about your current or last mate/partner. This list, we'll call "contrast," will help you understand. For example, if your list of negative things about 'past mates' includes someone that doesn't take you to dinner, spend time with you, doesn't uplift you, or spends too much time away travelling, now you'll be able to see why you're attracting this. Your list makes it clear, remembering that whatever you place your attention to, you'll get more of it.

The Law of Attraction can only bring to you what you give your attention, energy and focus to, so change what you're focusing your attention on by asking yourself, 'What do I want?' When you catch yourself thinking or saying what you don't want, in that very moment, state what you do want. The words andrepparttar 122683 vibration will change. Remember, you can only hold one vibration at a time, so make it a good one!

Inrepparttar 122684 example above, if we were to ask, "What do you want?" after each of those negative statements, our new list would bring us clarity about our ideal mate and would sound like: "My ideal mate takes me to dinner often, spends ample time with me, uplifts me, and spends a pleasing amount of time at home." Can you feelrepparttar 122685 difference? It's this feeling, or "vibe" thatrepparttar 122686 Law of Attraction is responding to. Make sense? Go ahead and try it. Shift your attention to what you do want and know in that momentrepparttar 122687 Law of Attraction is responding to your vibration. The results will astonish you. For more articles by Michael Losier, Teleclass information or to purchaserepparttar 122688 book, Law of Attraction, The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don't, visit www.LawOfAttractionBook.com.

Michael Losier, a Law of Attraction Trainer and author, supports people in understanding and practicing the Art of Deliberate Attraction, so they can have more of what they want and less of what they don't. Michael has been applying the principles of Law of Attraction for many years and enjoys a wonderful and rewarding life in the city of Victoria, BC


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