Fear Of Public Speaking

Communication apprehension has played a huge role on my life. Growing up I thought I was a social butterfly, not worrying about what people thought about me or how they viewed me. I had some great friends growing up that were always supportive of me. We would hang out all the time and meet new people and just have fun. It wasn’t until I was a little bit older that I learned of the fear of public speaking.

Public speaking is a must needed skill in today’s business environment that, much like any skill, requires discipline to master. Public speaking classes have many benefits, including gaining confidence through practice to advance professional goals (O'Hair, Stewart, & Rubenstein, 2015). Additionally, oral and written communication skills are the most highly sought after skills from organizations seeking to hire college graduates (O’Hair et al., 2015). The Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) is a self-assessment consisting of 34 questions regarding communicating with others (CSU-Global, 2016). This paper will explore the results of my PRPSA self-assessment, analyze the results, and opine on how the results of the assessment may

(Lombardo, 1988) G.D Lawm, et al. 215. Practicing allows everyone to go in front of a class and do a speech with two psychologists evaluating the individual and providing positive observation feedback of the student’s behavior while s(he) is giving a speech. This would allow the student to re-configure their speech and gain courage. The student would go through a series of steps with the next assignment being more difficult than the last with their minutes being increased making the students raise their anxiety levels but still be given support to continue the study, gain confidence and overall rid the fear. This exposure combined with feedback is an effective way of diminishing that fear.

Public speaking is the number one fear in the world, which shows that the number one fear is really a deep fear of rejection from the connection of others. The narrator in “Typical First Year Professor”, who had a fantastic education and experience, has public speaking issues. She explains how her fear physically affects her in, “Ten minutes before my first class, I run to the bathroom and vomit. I’m afraid of public speaking, which

Public speaking used to be a daunting task that I would try to avoid as often as possible, often I would be the last to present a project and would refrain myself from having to read outloud. When I would speak my head would fill with thoughts of how other were perceiving me and how easy it would be to mess up. With this nervous mentality my speaking was stuttered and confusing.

One of my more vivid experiences of public speaking was when I was taking a class at a community college. While taking this class I would often have to give speeches and demonstrations in front of the class. As I was waiting for my turn to give my very first speech, I was very certain that I would have no problems at all, it would a piece of cake, or so I thought. All of a sudden, I hear my name being called as it was my turn to deliver a knockout performance, but as I stood in front of that small class of people I just blanked out. An overwhelming amount of anxiety came over of me. I could feel my heart beginning to race and my hands starting to sweat. I could not for the life of me remember what I was going supposed say. In addition, the

The informational text, a magazine article titled In the Spotlight from Stuff That Scares Your Pants Off! by Glenn Murphy is fascinating. The science facts of why people are afraid of speaking in public (glossophobia) and how it may be overcome is clearly defined to the point that one can easily relate to other phobias that may sometime affect people’s live, whether it is life threatening or not. Many of the short stories, magazine articles, and the poem read in class, and ones assigned for home work are equally interesting because it makes you think about your personal experiences. Knowing phobia may affect one’s life style, it is comforting to learn there are cures to remedy, or keep at bay, fears and phobias by focusing and practicing steps needed to keep one from being afraid.

I always stress myself out before, and during these experiences. I'd love to say that having my first oral-only presentation got me over my fear of public speaking. But it didn't. Today, though, I can say that I remember the days leading up to the presentation much better than I can remember actually presenting. While this experience didn't change my fears, it did change the way I will go into future presentations or public speaking requirements. Maybe the nerves going into something like this will die down slightly if I think about how short the thing I'm dreading will actually be. I think that this presentation experience sort of sums up my first semester of high school. I came into this school terrified. Even though there have been struggles in the time I have been here, they haven't been nearly as bad as I initially

Public speaking is often described as the most common fear in the world. It is also something that many people are required to do. It may be to give a toast at a wedding, to present a seminar at work, to make an argument to a local council, to receive an award or to be interviewed by a board of directors for a job. Public speaking is something few people can avoid and yet it continues to be a major fear. To understand this fear and how it can be managed and prevented, the issue will now be looked at in more detail. This will begin with a definition of public speaking anxiety and a discussion of the

The third chapter of a Pocket Guide to Public Speaking is about anxiety in relations to

While Gleb Tsipursky produces some valuable tips on how one could conquer fear of public speaking, the author does not show full evidence that proves her tips to truly be reliable. A couple times is mentioned the phrase “research shows,” however that exact research is never disclosed to the audience nor cited or mentioned later. The passage certainly gives some sound advice about how to overcome “glossophobia,” as I have used techniques similar to these to overcome my own speech fears, but because the author doesn’t fully support her tips and reasonings behind each one, they lose their credibility. In the passage discussing the benefits of positivity as a way to

A study was done that showed men have more trouble and anxiety than women do speaking to another culture. When you get nervous about public speaking, your brain tries to help you by making your hands shake, knees quiver, and stomach flutter. Which really makes you more nervous than before. Whatever the reason of your nervousness, your brain gets conflicted. You want to do great, but you're not sure if you can actually pull it off. Your breathing increases, your adrenaline starts to pump, and your blood starts rushing through your veins. Then your anxiety starts up, with rapid heartbeats and perspiration

Fear, what is fear, fear is the thing that keeps one up at night wondering if the boogeyman is in one’s closet. Fear is what makes one not want to do something, and for me that something is speaking in front of others. I am not sure when my fear of speaking in front of other people started, but I am sure that I know why. I believe fear for me is speaking in front of others because I am afraid of what people might think of my presentation or what they might think of me. This really hit me hard in seventh grade at Central Lutheran School when I did a presentation that went horribly wrong.

Only a select few people take pleasure in giving presentations or public speaking. I am not one of those people. Public speaking has always been a problem for me. G.A.D. or general anxiety disorder, has been a substantial factor in my life and being graded or judged on how well you speak in front of people, doesn’t exactly help. Whether it is five people or over a thousand, when pressure is put on you-you have to react. For example, when your grade for the quarter depends on how well you give a presentation, or when you have a competition or a big game. Consequently, you could become exceedingly anxious, and begin to doubt yourself, and that can lead to horrible situations.

I used the search engine Google with the search term “public speaking fear” and it brought up a great deal of interesting websites pertaining to public speaking. The first one I decided to peruse was 5 Tips to Reduce the Fear of Public Speaking on Psychology Today’s website. I learned that public speaking is the number one fear in America, while the fear of death is second in line. This means that we’re more afraid of speaking in public than we are of dying. I also learned five tips on how to reduce public speaking nervousness.