Fear and anxiety of public speaking
Summary
TLDRIn this instructional video, Diana, the presenter, discusses fear and anxiety related to public speaking. She covers three key points: understanding the causes of fear, building confidence through preparation and practice, and using relaxation techniques like deep breathing to manage stress. Diana emphasizes that feeling nervous is natural, offers personal anecdotes, and reassures viewers that these fears can be controlled. The video concludes by reinforcing the importance of preparation and calming techniques to successfully deliver speeches with confidence.
Takeaways
- 😊 80% of people experience fear and anxiety when it comes to public speaking, making it a common challenge.
- 😬 Public speaking anxiety is often fueled by fear of humiliation, fear of judgment by the audience, and insecurities about appearance or performance.
- 😓 Nervousness before speaking is a result of the brain perceiving public speaking as a threat, causing a release of adrenaline and other stress hormones.
- 😳 Physical symptoms of anxiety include increased heart rate, sweating, tense muscles, and difficulty speaking clearly.
- 💡 Recognizing that these fears are not based in reality can help manage and reduce anxiety.
- 📚 Preparation is key to overcoming public speaking anxiety. Knowing your audience, understanding your purpose, and being familiar with your topic are crucial.
- 🎤 Practice is essential for building confidence. The more you rehearse, the less likely you are to make mistakes during the actual speech.
- 🧘♂️ Relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and visualization, can help calm nerves and lower adrenaline levels before a presentation.
- 🌬️ A recommended breathing exercise is to inhale deeply through the nose, hold for a few seconds, and exhale slowly through the mouth, repeating several times to relax.
- 🎯 The three main strategies to reduce public speaking anxiety: understanding the fear, preparing thoroughly, and practicing relaxation techniques.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the presentation?
-The main topic of the presentation is fear and anxiety of public speaking, and how to overcome these feelings.
What are the three main points covered in the presentation?
-The three main points are: understanding fear and anxiety of public speaking, building confidence through preparation, and learning relaxation techniques to reduce stress.
What percentage of people are afraid of public speaking according to studies?
-Studies indicate that 80% of people are afraid of public speaking.
What is a common misconception people have when they feel afraid of public speaking?
-A common misconception is that they might be humiliated or made fun of by the audience, or that they are inadequately prepared or unfamiliar with the topic.
What physiological changes occur when someone feels fear or anxiety before a speech?
-When someone feels fear or anxiety, adrenaline levels rise, leading to increased heart rate, higher blood pressure, stiff muscles, and sweating. These symptoms are caused by the brain sensing perceived danger.
How can preparation help reduce fear of public speaking?
-Preparation helps by making the speaker more confident. Knowing the audience, purpose, location, and practicing the speech beforehand helps reduce anxiety and prevent mistakes during the presentation.
What are some causes of public speaking anxiety?
-Causes include fear of humiliation, insecurity about appearance, lack of preparation, and unfamiliarity with the topic.
What is a key technique to manage anxiety during a speech?
-A key technique is practicing deep breathing. This involves closing your eyes, inhaling deeply through your nose, holding the breath for a few seconds, and exhaling slowly through the mouth.
Why is it important to practice a speech before delivering it?
-Practicing a speech builds confidence and ensures that the speaker is familiar with the content, reducing the chances of making mistakes during the actual presentation.
What is the final takeaway message from the presentation?
-The final message is that fear and anxiety of public speaking are natural, but through preparation, practice, and relaxation techniques, these feelings can be controlled and managed.
Outlines
🎤 Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
The instructor, Diana, introduces the topic of fear and anxiety related to public speaking, discussing the prevalence of this fear, which affects 80% of people. She highlights that fear is common, even sharing her own experience of overwhelming fear when giving her first lecture. Diana explains that this fear stems from feelings of insecurity, fear of humiliation, and lack of preparation, but emphasizes that these feelings are not based on real danger, and can be managed with proper understanding and techniques.
📝 Preparation and Practice: Keys to Confidence
Diana emphasizes the importance of preparation and practice in overcoming fear. She explains that understanding the audience, purpose, and context of the presentation helps build confidence. She stresses that practicing repeatedly is crucial to delivering a successful speech. Being familiar with the topic or researching thoroughly also contributes to feeling more secure when speaking. Despite this preparation, panic may still arise, so Diana introduces the concept of breathing exercises and visualization as ways to calm nerves and reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Fear of Public Speaking
💡Anxiety
💡Confidence Building
💡Preparation
💡Relaxation Techniques
💡Adrenaline
💡Perception of Danger
💡Practice
💡Humiliation
💡Audience Awareness
Highlights
Introduction to fear and anxiety in public speaking, a common experience among many individuals.
80% of people are afraid of public speaking, and some fear it more than having a heart attack.
Fear of public speaking is natural, even experienced speakers and teachers have felt this way at the beginning.
Reasons for public speaking anxiety include fear of humiliation, uncertainty about appearance, lack of preparation, and unfamiliarity with the topic.
Fear is largely psychological, with the brain reacting as though there is a physical danger, triggering adrenaline and physical symptoms.
Understanding that public speaking fear is not based on real danger helps in controlling the anxiety.
Preparation is key: knowing your audience, understanding the purpose, and being familiar with the topic are vital steps to control anxiety.
Practicing your speech multiple times can significantly reduce mistakes and build confidence.
Choose a topic you are comfortable with, or if unfamiliar, do thorough research to build confidence.
Relaxation techniques like controlled breathing can reduce physical symptoms of anxiety before a speech.
Controlled breathing involves inhaling slowly through the nose, holding it, and exhaling through the mouth while keeping eyes closed.
Thinking of a pleasant place or memory while breathing can also help reduce anxiety levels.
Public speaking anxiety may not disappear completely, but with preparation and practice, it becomes manageable.
Summarized key points: understanding public speaking fear, building confidence through preparation and practice, and using relaxation techniques.
Closing remarks: speech review and encouragement to use the discussed techniques for better public speaking experiences.
Transcripts
good afternoon everyone and welcome to
your first recorded video for this
semester
and this is me your instructor diana and
i'll be talking today about fear and
anxiety of public speaking
now my presentation today will tackle
three important ideas
first i'll talk about what is fear and
anxiety of public speaking
and the reasons behind them then i'll
talk about building your confidence
in preparation for your speeches and
then i will end my presentation with
some relaxing techniques that you might
follow and help reduce the stress you
get
before you present so let me start with
the first point which is
understanding fear anxiety of public
speaking and why they happen
and i'll start with a shocking fact that
studies indicate
80 percent of people are afraid of
public speaking
that's right 80 percent of people are
afraid
of standing in front of others and
present and sometimes they are more
afraid of talking
in public than having heart attacks
which is quite shocking
but it's true what i want to say in here
that if you're feeling afraid or a bit
anxious about your coming speech
it is quite natural we all share this
kind of fear
even me i can give you an example from
my own
personal experience i remember when i
started teaching
and i was about to give my first speech
to a class of students
that was the time when dinosaurs were
still wandering the earth
so i remember my class was big i did not
know the class would be that big and i
remember standing in front of others
completely overwhelmed by fear my heart
was about to jump out of my chest
i could hear my heart beating my head i
was in complete panic
i was sweating i couldn't hear
sounds clearly but then i started to
understand my fear and anxiety i started
to understand
why it happens and i learned then some
techniques
on how to control it so let's talk about
it let's say
why this fear of um
standing in front of others why actually
it happens
there are different reasons for it one
of the reasons is because
you feel you will be humiliated by your
audience
in other words you might be the center
of jokes
you feel that your audience might
and make fun of you because of what
you're saying
or because the way you're saying it
sometimes
it is related to the way you appeal
you're not really sure about your
appearance and whether it is suitable
for a speech or not
so this feeling of insecurity kind of
gets
through you and you are again afraid of
speaking in public third one is because
of lack of preparation
sometimes you choose something and you
prepare a presentation or a speech
but you are not well practiced you
haven't practiced it at all
so you feel afraid because of that uh
another reason is because of the topic
itself
maybe you're not really that familiar
with the topic
and because of that you feel you can't
really say a lot about it
so you're standing there and you have
that feeling that everybody knows
in the room that you really don't know
what you're talking about
but remember it's not real it is
all not real it's only in your head your
brain
is sensing this kind of danger because
you are sending this signal that you are
afraid and afraid
and because of that your brain feel that
they need or it needs to protect you
so it releases these uh hormones and
chemicals into your body
uh adrenaline level becomes really high
in your body
so your um your heartbeats become faster
your blood pressure becomes higher all
your muscles are
stiff even your your tongue is unable to
move
you're sweating your brain is sensing
that there is a danger
and that's why it puts you through it
but remember
again it's not real there's no real
danger outside
you're not going to die because of your
speech nobody is going to
attack you literally because of your
speech
it is just something that your brain
is projecting onto you and you feel
all of these uh kind of symptoms because
of it
so it's not real in other words whatever
you're feeling
is not real that's why you can control
it
so how can you control it how can you
control all of these symptoms
there are things that you can do and the
first and the most important thing
is your presentation itself and i'll
start with the main thing which is
preparation you need to prepare
for your speech preparation includes
knowing your audience you need to
understand your audience
so when you go to the room you
understand how to deal with them
you need to know what is the purpose of
your presentation
you need to understand why you're
presenting
and prepare accordingly and once you
finish your preparation
you need to practice it if you don't
practice your speeches
before you deliver them you will
make mistakes so preparation and then
practice
preparation includes knowing your
audience knowing the purpose
the location the time we talked already
about it
and then once you do that you need to
practice
practice and practice and practice and
this
kind of builds your confidence so that
when you go to a room to deliver a
speech
you're completely confident of what you
are saying
make sure that the topic again choosing
is you're quite familiar with it
and if you're not familiar with it you
need to do your research
so again preparation how can we
help with these symptoms like literally
because we cannot deny that we're still
in panic
that your heartbeats are still high
that's still fast
your high blood blood pressure is still
high how can you
help with that there are some relaxing
techniques
that you can follow and they can be
quite helpful
first one is about breathing
it's really important to learn how to
breathe well
so before your speech if you feel like
you're getting into this
kind of panic so close your eyes
and then take a deep breath from your
nose
okay inhale the air slowly
like this and then hold it one two
seconds
and then release the air exhale through
your mouth
[Music]
and repeat that two
three four times and do it while your
eyes are closed
and it's a good exercise to think of
something you
really like before you start your speech
so while you're breathing slowly think
of a place you really love
think of something funny that will get
you
out of this status otherwise the
adrenaline level will still be high in
your body
and you will still feel you know
anxious and afraid well i talked today
for a long time
i hope that my speech was clear
i'll just remind you again about what we
talked today about we talked about
what is fear and anxiety of public
speaking
we talked about gaining confidence
by being prepared by practicing and then
some relaxing techniques to help you
with stress
have a great day and thank you very much
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