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Public Speaking: Nerves

Public Speaking: Nerves. It’s okay to be nervous. Other people are nervous, too. It’s normal. Embrace it!. Put it in perspective. Can everyone wrestle alligators? Is everyone able to be a trapeze artist? Everyone has different strengths. Set a personal goal for the speech.

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Public Speaking: Nerves

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  1. Public Speaking: Nerves

  2. It’s okay to be nervous. • Other people are nervous, too. • It’s normal. • Embrace it!

  3. Put it in perspective. • Can everyone wrestle alligators? • Is everyone able to be a trapeze artist? • Everyone has different strengths. • Set a personal goal for the speech.

  4. Gain experience. • The more you are exposed the public speaking, the more confident you will be in the future. • This is not torture. It’s practice for the future. Screaming baby = torture Public speaking = not torture 

  5. Realize 90% of nervousness doesn't show! • Most of the symptoms of nervousness, butterflies, sweaty palms, faster heart beat, etc., never show to an audience. • If you set your notes down on a podium, the audience won’t be able to see even shaky hands.

  6. Be excited about your topic! • Otherwise no one else will be. • You are energetic= we are energetic.

  7. People want you to succeed. • We want you to do a good job. • We want you to be interesting, informative, and entertaining. • If you mess something up, it’s okay! Just smile and laugh it off.

  8. Visualize yourself being successful.

  9. Be conversational. • Sound like you. • Find friends in the audience. Talk to them.

  10. Committing Your Talk to Memory • IS A BAD IDEA. • It will make you more nervous that you’ll forget something. And if do, you’ll feel more flustered and embarrassed. • Adds more pressure.

  11. Never, never, never, never, never write out a talk word for word! • Written & read-aloud speeches are nearly always boring. • Make brief notes on the index cards. • Spontaneity=character=interesting!

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