The Controversy Of Public Speaking

In the eleven chapter of A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, the authors talk about

Nervousness is something that is very common when it comes to public speaking. Many great public speakers had that very same problem. Such as Abraham Lincoln, Margaret Sanger and Winston Churchill. Some ways to manage your nervousness can be thinking positive, preparing extensively for your speech and not letting yourself get worried about looking nervous.

When it comes to public speaking, I tend to fumble my words. I do not always communicate my thoughts as I would like. In the past, I was hindered from public speaking due to my intense stage fright. Oddly enough, I am heavily involved at my church, and they have asked me to speak on several occasions over the course of this year. I did not ask for this, but I suppose it is God’s calling for me. I preached my first sermon at age seventeen in front of over 700 people. Shortly after, my high school asked me to speak in chapel for over 400 students around my age. Those are a few examples that have gotten me to this point, today. I have had very little professional instruction with public speaking, so I anticipate learning a great amount this year, including: word flow, different tactics, memorization, and gaining more confidence. I do not enjoy public speaking but I feel it is necessary for my career. I truly am a living, breathing paradox.

Claudia Stepanovich gave me a message through power point that I completely agree with and that is that public speaking is not a skill you are born with; it is something that you have to learn and get better at. This message spoke to me, because I am extremely nervous about public speaking and I always avoid it when I can; when I can’t avoid it I always get nervous and start to stutter and forget information.

Public speaking is a fear faced by over 75% of the Earth’s population. In fact, 5.3 million of Americans today face social phobia and speech anxiety. Commonly referred to as “glossophobia”, speech anxiety is fear people face when delivering speeches and/or lectures to large audiences. The article, “Conquer Fear of Public Speaking through Emotional Intelligence”, written by Gleb Tsipursky, provides people with expert advice on how to conquer their speech anxiety. As someone who presents ideas and projects on a daily basis, I have started to conquer my speech anxiety. When I first moved to Hillsborough in 2013, I was petrified when delivering my student council speech. No one knew me, and I only had a scant amount of friends. I patently remember being extremely

When I gave my speech, I felt confident. I don't exactly have a fear of public speaking- anyone who knows me could tell you that. I looked out to the entire audience for the entire speech because I didn't use note cards. I also kept my energy up throughout the speech which helped keep the audience focused on the speech. I made some jokes, and the audience laughed at most of them, which was a good feeling. But because I failed to fully memorize the speech, there were times that I was left trying to figure out the exact phrasing, which took away from the performance slightly, even though I don't believe it was that big of a deal. I also made a pun by ending my speech with "My speech is all ogre now" and very few people caught it. This was probably due to my poor

I have battled with speaking publicly for some time, settling in America made it worse. I felt that I would be judged majorly because of my different accent, so I refrained from socializing. Now, I learn to accept myself for who

Public speaking can be very stressful, regardless of the many techniques out there to assist in calming your nerves. I think that every “first time” is a failure to me. If I’m starting a new class, leading a certain briefing, or addressing new people, I will always walk away with the feeling I could have done better. However, with that way of thinking I feel like it has pushed me to do better and I still use this to continue to show improvement. The first briefing I did as a young soldier to my superior command was almost too overwhelming. I found that after a few minutes it immediately got easier. I now use this experience to assist myself in current situations. I can become very nervous due to the fact that I’m competitive in everything

An Essential Guide to Public Speaking by Quentin Schultze gives great ways to motivate readers to improve public speaking. One passage that stood out to me addressed how to deal with speech apprehension. Having struggled greatly with apprehension myself, I am eager to learn how to improve it. In some ways, speech apprehension can be used beneficially. For example, it provides adrenaline, which can enhance an energetic delivery (36). My personal experience with adrenaline has not always been pleasant. Often when my nerves get too high, my body shakes and I have difficulty directing my nervous energy in a way that is advantageous. In recent years, I have attempted to focus the adrenaline into gestures, simultaneously allowing my hands to have something

Public speaking has never been my strong suit. Since grade 9, I have committed myself to improve my public speaking skills, and I have progressed significantly. Unfortunately, although I practiced my presentation several times, I got extremely nervous when I stood in front of the class. I could feel my face and my ears blushing and burning, and my heart racing. Thankfully I kept eye contact throughout the presentation and I maintained a steady pace. For the next presentation, I will attempt to memorize the script in effort to improve the flow of my

I joined an array of classes and clubs all focused on public speaking or performance. This included theater, debate, speech and leadership to name a few. I would practice over and over, trying to ingrain the words in my brain so they wouldn’t instantly jump ship the second I got in front of the class. I practiced in front of the mirror, in the hallway before school and in my mind right beforehand. I performed. I got up and I opened my mouth. Words that made sense came out, I think, and I did it again and again. I didn’t cower or run in fear, even though I wanted to. This worked for me – kind

As an introvert growing up, public speaking was never something I considered taking up; a few years ago, the mere thought of speaking in front of an audience would have terrified me. That, however, changed within a couple of years, solidifying through an event- a tournament held by the National Speech and Debate Association in Dallas, Texas.

The dreaded public speaking, understanding the needs of your audience is one of the first tasks as you develop your presentations (Cardon, 2013, p. 420). I always enjoy public speaking since it’s my time to show an audience I know my product. I always like using a video presentation in the back and finding something to show like a fun moment to help engage the audience. The use of props or something to share around the room helps keep the audience involved and focused on what you are talking about. A shocking statement or an eye opening headline can help get the crowd excited. I always like to finish out my presentations with a rhetorical question; it keeps the audience involved and thinking the way I want them to. I try not use index cards

I did not know that I had a problem with public speaking until the time came that I actually had to do it. I had to do a monologue in

Although I have expressed a number of personal strengths associated with my public speaking, I need to reference some of my weakness related to the issue.