Every single
person who has ever done a speech in public will admit that they had been
scared. We all know the usual signs, butterflies in the stomach, always on
the toilet, even just wanting to be anywhere else but on stage!
But why? Why
are we so scared of doing a public speech? Research has shown that people
fear public speaking more than they fear dying! So why are we so petrified
of getting up in front of an audience and delivering a speech?
Here is a list
of ten reasons why I believe people fear public speaking.
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Fear Of Failure – People are
scared of public speaking because people don’t want to fail.
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Self Doubt – People don’t
think that you are capable of speaking in front of an audience.
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Vulnerability – People feel
scared and alone when standing on a stage with everyone’s eyes focused
on them.
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Personal Disabilities – For
example you have a stutter or you have a disfigured face, and people
believe that others will laugh at them.
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Fear Of Other People Judging
You – People feel uncomfortable when others are forming an opinion of
them.
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Perfectionism/Expecting Too
Much Of Yourself – People are so overwhelmed by the fact that everything
has to be perfect that they don’t do it at all.
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Fear Of A Large Audience –
People are scared of standing in front of tens, hundreds, even thousands
of people.
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Lack Of Preparation – People
feel that you are not prepared enough to deliver a speech
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Stress – People do not like
the stress of public speaking
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Don’t Know How To – Some
people just simply do not know how to write, prepare for and deliver
your speech.
Whatever your
reason of fearing public speaking, I strongly urge you to overcome your fear
and do public speaking. Someone smart said “A life lived in fear is a life
half lived.” I totally agree. If you are going to let your fears force you
not to become a public speaker, then you are missing out big time.
Public speaking
is fun. Yes, it is nerve-racking and strenuous and often difficult, but it a
lot of fun. I cannot highlight how satisfying it feels having hundreds of
people laugh or cry or do whenever you want. (Maybe I am just a control
freak!)
And of course,
having those hundreds of people give you a big round of applause at the end
of your presentation is a moment that I recommend all to experience. To have
individuals come up and say “That speech was the best I have heard in years”
or “That speech changed my life” or even having complete strangers come up
and say “Thankyou, that was great” – it doesn’t get any better than that.
Don’t let your
fears stop you being a public speaker.
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