do you fear public speaking?

[Bassyhead]

maybe a 4 or a 5

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
It depends on the subject, I dont mind so much if I'm confident I know more than the audience does in the area I'm talking about.

There's the key. Confidence goes a long way, and in most situations the person speaking will know more than the audience does on the subject.

 

[saxophonoia]

3- I get nervous a little but it's not that bad at all. I kind of got used to it after doing it so much in school.

 

[bobbybe01]

It's about a 1. Granted, I may be a little anxious about it sometimes when I think about it (in the planning process or a little before)...but I control it pretty well and when I start speaking, it's all good. It's all about practicing and confidence.

I would recommend Dale Carnegie's "Guide To Effective Public Speaking."

 

[maziwanka]

i gave myself a 3, because i dont really fear it, but i get nervous/jittery in the beginning of a presentation given to a group of ppl (after a while i'm fine).

 

[lozina]

I chose 8. I don't faint but I am extremely uncomfortable, visible nervous and will speak quickly to get it over with quick

 

[Jzero]

1. I'm probably an attention whore, but I suppose as someone who acts as a hobby, it comes with the territory.

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I enjoy it. In uni, I was the guy in the group (projects etc.) that always ended up doing the presentations, so my fear was kinda forced away. I used to hate it but now I don't mind. Voted: 2

I'm in the same boat. Five years ago I would choke, sputter, and forget what I was saying whenever I was trying to present. Since then I was exposed to so much of it during my college career that now it's not a big deal. There's still a little anxiety when I'm waiting to go speak, but once I get going it seems very natural. It's true that the only way to get over the fear is to be exposed to it over and over again.

 

[Bootprint]

Most of the time it might be an 7 or 8, but if the topic was something I really knew and enjoyed, then I might be a 2.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I dread having to do speaches but the few times I have I just get them over with.

 

[DCFife]

About 5 years ago (almost to the day) I would have definitely said "10!!!!"

I was in the Army at the time and I was attending PLDC (aka "Sergeant School") and I had to give a block of instruction to my peers about determing the time of day without a watch or a clock. I had noticed that during everybody elses block of instruction (we all had to instruct on something different) the SGL (Small Group Leader - the teacher) would cut everybody short and say "Ok...go to the next step" so I figured that he would do the same thing to me and I'd be through it in no more than 2-3 minutes.

I started giving my class and everybody just locked focus on me...they were riveted by the fact that you could determine time with nothing more than a stick and some sunlight. The SGL didn't interrupt me once. It took me 15 minutes and the more I spoke the more comfortable I became. In the end I learned two things:

1) Public speaking wasn't SO bad
2) A riveted audience is a real ego-boost

Now, five years later, I would have to say I'm about a 4...I'd still rather avoid public speaking but I don't "fear" it.

D

 

[MercenaryForHire]

You need a "0" option.

- M4H

 

[dragonballgtz]

Maybe a 3 or 4. I don't mind speaking in front of people but I get a little nervous before I go up. But once I start it goes away.

 

[Mo0o]

Eh, I wouldn't volunteer for it but it's not something that'll cause me to pass out.

 

[wyvrn]

I used to be deathly afraid of it, then I took a bunch of classes in college where I knew I would be put in front of an audience. Now I really enjoy giving presentations.

 

[J Heartless Slick]

I voted "2". I do not mind public speaking but I do not "enjoy" it.

Where I work, delivering presentations is considered one of the basic skills that everyone should have. I have taken two or three courses on it.

 

[Martin]

4-5. I don't mind it really...but I know I'm not very good at it.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Not really

 

[johnjbruin]

3

 

[LordSnailz]

ugh, I'm probably a 8 or 9 ... sounds like the best cure is just practice?

 

[tweakmm]

I'm a 2 or 3, the private elementary/middle school that I went to put a pretty big emphasis on being comfortable speaking to large groups. I'm usually slightly jittery before I start but once I say the first word I'm as cool as a cucumber on xanax.

 

[NyteCrawler]

7

 

[SeaSerpent]

Yes, im a chikenshit

 

[z0mb13]

somehow I read the title as: do you fear public spanking??

 

[Rainsford]

1 - I used to do competition public speaking (mostly impromptu), so I actually enjoy speaking in front of large groups.