If speaking in front of a massive crowd terrifies you, you are not alone. Glossophobia or in layman's term, fear of public speaking is strikingly prevalent. In fact, 75% of the world's population has some degree of anxiety when it comes to speaking in public. Even prominent personalities such as Barbara Streisand and Prince Harry of Wales admitted upon suffering this phobia. McClafferty (2015) cited that the term "glossophobia" originated from the Greek word "glōssa" which translate to tongue, and "phobos" meaning fear or dread. The fear of public speaking according to Carelse, "is a very specific form of stage fright or speech anxiety". It is classified by psychologists simply as a social anxiety disorder, although glossophobics (people who …show more content…
There are other various forms of treatment and effective techniques you can learn that can be beneficial in helping you to effectively overcome glossophobia. Carelse noted that taking up or attending public speaking classes such as Toastmasters International or Association f Speakers Club will not only improve you public speaking skills but will also be able to alleviate your fears of speaking in front of others. According to THNKR (2012), Toastmasters International is a non-profit working in 116 countries to help its 280,000 members become better public speakers through peer workshops, communications-based assignments, and competitions. In addition to that, here are some helpful and effective tips in overcoming the fear of public speaking. Before giving a public speech or presentation, make sure to prepare and practice a head of time. Study your topic, learn as much as you can about it. Familiarize yourself to the structure of your presentation. You do not have to memorize your speech or presentation. You are much better off knowing the essence of what you want to say, but not necessarily every word of it. You may not be be an expert on a particular subject or topic, but as long as you share fresh, new, actionable or insightful with your audience, you are on the right tract. Always keep in mind …show more content…
Leadership, motivation, and change are constantly intertwined with public speaking. Moreover, public speaking also improve communication, which is the fundamental aspect or unit of society. Therefore, improving your public speaking skills will also improve you society's ability to communicate. It is certainly a fear that can and should be overcome (THNKR, 2012). Certain measures can and should be taken in order to not only effectively overcome and manage glossophobia but also create more confident and well-spoken individuals. "The fear only come from the eyes being fixed on you, the only fear that you have to fear is fear itself" (Vinson,
Being a socialize person, I have always believed that public speaking is not a problem for me at all. However, I realize I was completely wrong as I had to deliver a lot of speeches in front of class, which was a quite a struggle for me. Even though my English accent has gotten a lot better throughout the year, yet it would always get terrible during my speech as I was mispronouncing words constantly. Fortunately, I have came to realize that my accent would not be so bad if I memorize the speech instead of reading it out loud like how I usually would.
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
fear of speaking in public. According to the magazine, article it says if you have glossophobia it
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.
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.
positive experience, feeling different, and being the center of attention. People who are new 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
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
Performance Anxiety, also referred as a fear of public speaking is one of the most common phobias. People who fears and other interests that require them to take the “stage”, such as actors, athletes, etc. will experience stage freight as an impairment of their own particular activity.
Throughout life we express ourselves through words. The way we present ourselves through speech says a lot about our character. The way one speaks to others can jeopardize the amount of respect and trust others have for them. From the way one pronounces a word to their posture can affect the way an audience interprets what is being said. Personally, I am not confident with my speaking skills at this point. I would like my audience to fully comprehend the concepts or facts that I would present to them. In order to do so I must improve my speaking skills I believe that a problem most people, including myself, have when giving speeches is facing an audience. Just looking out to an audience of a mere ten
Coulrophobia (fear of clowns) is worse than public speaking because going out to see the circus would be spine-chilling at the thought of coming face to face with a clown.
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.
Fear is an activity that emerges from a non desired emotional encounter, and in some cases it emerges from one's imagination. Heights, Animals, and closed spaces are some of the most common feared elements out there, but the truth is, public speaking should be at the top of the list. It’s Glossophobia the actual term for this activity, and many people have a problem trying to overcome this devastating emotion. These kind of emotion can lead people to health issues, such as depression, traumatization.
Most people tend to fear public speaking whether it be the feeling like what you want to say won’t come out when speaking or just the fact that you have to stand in front of an audience and speak its self may be frightful to most people. Although that may be so with practice, public speaking shouldn’t be feared but be seen as a useful skill that may be applied to everyday life weather you’re in school or in your job. I believe learning how to publicly speak is something that will most diffidently take time to achieve but with the right mind set and practice it should come more easily. As it says in “The art of speaking” it is normal to be nervous and public speaking is one of the most nerve wracking experience for most people. Although that might the case for most it is a great skill to achieve even though you may have that intial fear. For me public speaking is not something I would prefer to do, it’s also somethings am not that great at, I am actually quite the opposite am pretty bad so when I was first approached with my first presentations fear came over but with the help of my professor and her guidance it wasn’t such a horrific first experience.
“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 into the feeling of anxiety, which is scientifically named as a Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA). The fear of dealing in a foreign language environment is most felt when a student must perform orally in some way but it can also occur when