Public Speaking Class : Overcoming My Fears

I’ve always felt that public speaking is something that has come pretty natural to me. It was throughout high school and again in college that I realize not everyone felt the same way. I found that many people often dread public speaking. In college, it was really exemplified this first semester when I heard that many people had to take a course called Communications 103, which primarily focuses on writing and giving speeches. It didn’t take this course this semester, so all I knew about it was

OVERCOMING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY By Saranda Nuredini Instructor: Luiza Zeqiri Course: ESP Communication I January 2012 “Sweaty palms, shaking hands, dry mouth and muscle tension mean for many of us, that we are about to speak in public. Couple this fear of speaking in public with performing or speaking in another language and the success of the speaker may be dramatically compromised” (Leigh, 2009). By having to speak in a foreign language, the amount of fear in us grows and transforms

parents not hoping for, but expecting assistance. They do not face their own struggles and expect their parents to assist them in doing so. In the short story "Mother to Son" the author, Langston Hughes demonstrates the importance of individuals overcoming obstacles with little intervention from their parents in order for it to benefit them. In "Mother to Son" the author presents through the mother's advice for her son that individuals must overcome the obstacles they are challenged with on their

Elfreda Yazzie, I learned to overcome my obstacles little by little. I have learned I’m a placating and a leveling communication person. First, I’m a quiet individual, to those around me that I don’t seem to know but, once you get to know me, I’m the opposite of quiet. With my family, I attend to talk a lot with them and engaged into the conversations. Considering, were family, I see them daily and update them in my life, so, they know want is going on with my life. Also, with friends, I rarely see

Public speaking is one of the most trivialize mastery taught in school, yet it one of the most beneficial thing that we need to overcome some way or another. I’ve been an AVID student for 6 years in total, the AVID program taught me how to be a more outgoing and fearless individual; when it came time to present in front of numerous students. Before, the Avid program I was tense when it came time to my turn to present my topic to the class. People tend to be stressed about doing presentations, because

broadcasting what was on my mind. My impetuous behavior eventually sent me to the principal’s office in third grade after I offended a boy with my outspoken words. Thenceforth, I became afraid of how others would perceive my words. I became afraid speak up—to participate in class or say “Good morning” to a passerby on the sidewalk. My fear of speaking accelerated to a point that garnered my teachers’ attentions—more specifically, critiques. During my freshman year, all of my teachers criticized that

your time and look back and meditate on yourself. Last night, I tried to rung back into my life. I have found that I am not what I have done, but what I have overcome. I have learned many things Gashora Girls Academy, and they altered my life. Before I come in Gashora Girls Academy, I was such shy and low esteem person. I was that person feared to speak anything in public. I might not even stand up in the class and say hello. Gashora Girls Academy has changed all of these characters. When I stepped

back and meditate on yourself. Last night, I tried to rung back into my life. I have found that I am not what I have done, but what I have overcome. I have learned many things Gashora Girls Academy, and they have changed my life. Before I come in Gashora Girls Academy, I was such shy and low esteem person. I was that kind of person who always thought that I can not do anything in public. I could not even stand up in the class and say hello. Gashora Girls Academy has changed all of these characters

of my skills, such as ambition, collaboration, and leadership. I hope to increase my initiative to provide service in the community and to take chances out of my comfort zone. By helping out in the community more with service projects I hope to improve my collaborative, management and people skills. In addition, I hope to improve my leadership skills through public service projects. These projects will not only give me more experience with leadership, but they will also motivate me to help my community

Overcoming Communication Apprehension 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. The first time I had to do an actual speech in front