speech anxiety

[vital]

how does one overcome speech anxiety? it's the worst thing ever. :frown:

 

[UG]

It's scary, but the more you speak in public the more you realize, depending on venue, that most who sit in judgement of your performance and of your vulnerabilites, real or imagined, are themselves too scared to do what you are doing.

That gives you strength to concentrate only on what you're doing and not sweat the little stuff. 😉

 

[sweetrobin]

Someone once told me that if you picture your audience naked you will be trying so hard not to laugh that you wont have time to worr about being frightened

 

[StageLeft]

Anytime I give a speech I picture what everyone is thinking listening and that is they are bored, or don't wanna be there or whatever. The fact of the matter is nobody is looking to see you screw up and laugh. I sometimes get a little dry mouth but overall I think I'm pretty good. I personally have little fear of speaking in front of quite a few people.