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Dec 22 1 comments
Self Help

Public Speaking Anxiety and the “worst-to-be-happened" List

Ivana Dee wrote:


 

Now, you have already prepared anything, from technical preparation until speech preparation. Then, you set the right goal and start to feel confident. Everything goes well at the first time but then,you make some mistakes which are out of what you have already planned and you start to get a public speaking anxiety. You forget anything and your performance become disaster because of that public speaking anxiety.

 

Then, you have to realize that you can not control anything. You can prepare, You can set a goal but You can not guarantee that everything can be happened as what you’ve already planned. Regarding that,I suggest you to have a “Worst-to-be-happened” List which can be in the form of a paper consist of many things that possible to be happened at the speech time. I can not guarantee that it will give you 100% help but at least, you can reduce your public speaking anxiety. The list can be : Mistakes in pronunciation until the unexpected damage of electricity. Just write it all and do not forget to feel that you are in that situation so, you can reduce your public speaking anxiety if it really happens. It will be better if you can find the solution for every unexpected things happened.

 

Then, as the additional, you have to accept that Nobody’s perfect so, mistakes in a speech or presentation is just a small problem. You can just say sorry and continue and trust me, no one will give the special attention to that mistake. So, be relax.

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Dec 20 1 comments
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Overcoming Nerves - In Public Speaking And Entertaining - Part 1

Johnnie Gentle wrote:


Many people often assume that those of us who stand up to perform or take part in any form of public speaking are not troubled by nerves and that their own attempts would only be doomed to failure because of their feelings of nervousness and fear.

These thoughts only exacerbate the feelings. When they do attempt to speak, their mouth goes dry, the hands begin to sweat, the stomach churns and a feeling of nausea takes over. Very often they begin to tremble and the brain seems to stop working.

In this confused state they just ‘freeze’ and yet another negative experience is added to their memory banks, with the certain declaration of - “Never Again”.

First of all, we need to understand why we feel this nervousness. Let’s face it, - we know we can speak; we’ve rehearsed and practiced well, the family thought the act or the tricks were great, or the speech was amusing, so there’s really nothing to be afraid of there.

We’ve checked our ‘flies’, - so nothing to worry about in that respect. If you have prepared what you want to say and rehearsed your act well, then you should be ‘home and dry’ and it should be a breeze. I can assure you, if you have done the preparation, it will be a breeze, but you will still feel nervous.

During my entertaining days I suffered badly from nervousness prior to going on stage. As a matter of fact I still do to this day. My act always went down really well and I was inundated with bookings and re-bookings, so my confidence was always high. However, the nerves were always a nightmare prior to starting my act and I could never understand why.

An old experienced entertainer once told me that all good performers, whether in show business or sports performance or even academic or business performers, - feel nerves to varying degrees, and usually the higher standard of performance, - the greater the feeling of nerves and apprehension.

He explained that it’s not the fear of not being able to perform, or of forgetting your lines, (or in the case of the sportsman, of not being able to run the race), it is actually the fear of not quite living up to your own high standards.

You see the good, conscientious performer sets his sights and standards as high as he possibly can, and so even as he improves, he keeps pushing his standards that little bit higher. You can therefore see why he will never free himself of these feelings of nerves and apprehension. It’s simply a concern that you will not live up to your own high standards.

So how do we overcome nerves? - Well, you don’t. You simply learn to understand and nurture them as your friends and your guides, which help to ensure a really high standard of performance.

You could of course lower your sights, but this would surely lead to lowering your performance and eventually no performance at all. Yet, this is what most people do. They lower the standard of their performance, taking on only the easy stuff, the things they are confident they can do.

However, lowering the standard of your performance is not the way. It may just help decrease nerves, but it will eventually kill your performance completely. You see, when speakers or entertainers get a bad reception or “die”, as we say, they very often never perform again. “Finished!”

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Dec 19 0 comments
Self Help

Public Speaking - Knowing When to Stop! Part I

J. Douglas Jefferys wrote:


The Pause

In our classes we have participants work through a number of exercises, and people quickly learn that indeed, it’s much more comforting when you can give your presentation to one person at a time. When you get to the point where instead of trying to crank your whole system up, you actually look at one person at a time, letting everything else go, you start a process in which you can settle down and feel much more comfortable. And again, the more comfortable you feel, the more comfortable the audience is going to feel, because they’re empathizing with you. And the more comfortable they are, the more likely they are to uptake your message.

Though most of our on-site participants pick up on the “Lock, Talk” aspects of the program quite easily, the hardest part for most people to implement is always the “& Pause” part. Yet as we’ll examine in this article, the pause is probably the most important component to the process of speaking well. As we’ve mentioned many times before, all great speakers, all people who have The Skills, have learned to embrace the pause.

This lesson will contain less reading than the first two because we really want you to study the upcoming videos, and replay them repeatedly, so that you get to the point where when you next get up to speak, you can “hear” the speakers in your mind and let them guide you through your delivery.

What we want you to thoroughly appreciate is how these masters of The Skills use the pause to such advantage. But why is the pause so important?

The pause is important for three reasons. The first is about allowing your audience to hear what you just said, and the second is about getting them to hear what you’re about to say next. The third purpose of the pause, which is crucial to forming the actual verbiage of your presentation, will form the basis for our next article.

It’s important to recognize that the pause in speech is equivalent to the paragraph in the written word. Think about this. When do you end one paragraph and begin a new one? With the movement to a new thought, a new concept, right? It works the same way in speech.

Too much information!

Can relate to the structure of older textbooks, especially science textbooks (organic chemistry, anyone?) that you’d open up and see page after page after page of text without a single break? Many of us didn’t make it through chemistry in college, because when we opened up the textbook, we flipped through a few pages and just said, “No way!”. You saw an unending stream of words for page after page and decided that your brain was simply not equipped to take in all that stuff.

That’s exactly how your listeners feel when you speak without pausing. You don’t see them slam the book shut on you, but they do silently decide to shut out much of what you say, choosing to wait for the handout. They still smile and nod when you look at them, but they’re not hearing you. They can’t hear you, because as we know from Rule #3, people only start listening when you stop talking.

Now compare the chemistry textbook to a newspaper. Until you pick one up and count, many people aren’t aware that the average newspaper paragraph contains only two sentences. (In USA Today, sometimes less than one). Why? Well, when you think about it, newspapers are in the same business you are when delivering a presentation.

Newspapers are there to deliver new information to people quickly, and then move on. Newspapers know they have one shot to give it to you, because most people don’t hold on to newspapers. They’re not used as reference material. You read them one time through, and then you toss them in the trash on your way off the train.

So the process of getting a lot of new information to people quickly involves being able to parcel it out into nice little bite-size morsels that the brain can ingest. The paragraph is a big key to that. Think about the physical structure of a paragraph. You read across the column: one sentence, two sentences, and then what do you get? You get a nice little piece of white space. That white space is brain rest.

And then even before you’re asked you to take in more information, you’re given a little indent - a bit more white space. A little more brain rest. That’s what a paragraph’s all about.

Speaking in paragraphs

The pause in speech works exactly the same way. In order to get your audience to really take in what you have to say, you’ve got to learn to stop talking and give their brains a little rest. Frequently. You’ve got to stop talking long enough for them to ingest that last thing you said, get a picture of it, and try to put it into a context that they know before moving on to the next thing you’re going to say.

The pause is absolutely the most important thing you can do when you speak. People have a hard time appreciating that, because they think that speaking is about talking. As we’ve said before: time can go on quite nicely even when not filled with your words! But as you listen to the speakers in the videos, you will begin to appreciate why those with The Skills not only embrace they pause, they strive to be masters of it.



Dec 17 0 comments
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Public Speaking - Top 10 Tips Part II

J. Douglas Jefferys wrote:


Know that public speaking is the number one human fear. So if you have ever been or are a bit nervous about giving presentations in public, realize you are not alone. Most people have the same problem. Continued below is our Top 10 tips to making presenting easy and comfortable for both you and the audience.

Tip No. 6: Delivering visuals

So now you have a nice, clearly designed visual. How do you mechanically deal with that visual? What do you do physically to present it to the audience? Should you look at the visual? Should you talk to the screen? Should you not talk to the screen?

We suggest that you keep the following things in mind when it comes to delivery with visuals: As soon as your visual is presented on the screen, whether it be from a laptop, or from a slide projector, or even from an overhead projector, your audience will immediately focus one hundred per cent of their attention on the screen.

So you effectively disappear from the room. You vaporize. You could drop your pants, you can blow your nose - it doesn’t matter, because until everyone in the audience has figured out for themselves exactly what all that information means, you’re effectively not there.

Tip No. 7: Effects

Keep in mind: if there are too many bells and whistles, if there is too much movement, if there are too many sounds, if there are too many things going on, people will be more interested in figuring out how to do that with their own presentations then they will be in the actual knowledge you are presenting.

And that’s if your dramatic appliqués are good. Most of the time, effects just add confusion, or worse yet, disconnection. Make sure that your message is more important and of value to the audience than the design features of your presentation.

Tip No. 8: Pointers

We still see some people using the old wooden pointer. We have seen people actually snap that wooden pointer in half. We have also seen people play collapsible pointers like an accordion. The point is, you don’t need a pointer.

An effectively designed and delivered presentation eliminates the need for pointers of any kind. Your data should call attention to themselves. Laser pointers seem to be very popular these days, but very rarely does anybody in the audience like them. In fact, they are pretty annoying to most people and even a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon can’t hold those things still.

Tip No. 9: Hardware

One of the things that you definitely want to make sure is that you show up early to your presentation. Make sure all of the equipment is in working order, the overhead projector, the laptop whatever it is you are using. Check everything out yourself. Just because the banquet manager came in ten minutes ago and told you everything was working last night doesn’t mean it is actually going to work.

We can’t tell you how many times, and we’ve traveled everywhere from India to Indiana teaching seminars, somebody told us something was working, and it did not.

So for that reason you have to show up early and make sure everything is working. Make sure that you can actually work it. Make sure that you actually see it working. It is up to you and it is your responsibility because when you start your presentation you can’t say say, “Well you know, somebody in the banquet department told me just a few minutes ago that this was working.” Don’t be embarrassed. Don’t be caught off guard.

Tip No. 10: The Q&A process

This process can be very, very difficult because when you are making a presentation, you are in essence in control. You have designed that presentation. You have created some excellent visuals. You know your presentation well enough to know what’s coming next.

The problem with Q&A is that it is the unknown. You don’t know what is going to happen. Somebody can throw you a question out of left field. Perhaps someone can make you look bad. There is so many unknowns that we need a system to be able to deal with that unknown, and be sure that you look good in the process.

One of the first things you need to know is what to do when somebody asks you a negative question. Many of us were taught to repeat the question back to the questioner. Do you suppose there might be something else we could do other then repeat a negative question? If you repeat that negative question, what are you doing? You are in essence confirming that it might be true.

Now actually repeating a question is not always a bad idea. It gives you time to think. It gives the rest of the audience a chance to hear what the question is. But if the question imparts a negative, there is another way.

Instead of repeating the question verbatim, try this: Listen closely to the question so that you are hearing not just the words, but the essence of the question. Ask yourself what is at the kernel of the question when all the negative, inaccurate, untrue or personal agenda items are stripped away. Then rephrase the question around that kernel, signaling to the audience that you are actually searching deeper into the topic that the questioner did!

Because Q&A typically is the last thing that happens in a presentation, it is so important and vital you end on a positive note. We can’t tell you how many times a presentation which started off well didn’t end that way, because it all fell apart in Q&A.



Dec 14 0 comments
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Confident Public Speaking: How to Practise

Jake Rhodes wrote:


Once you have written a speech or presentation then it is important to practise your delivery. There are basically two ways to practise a speech, inputting and outputting. Inputting is reading your speech to yourself whereas outputting is actually delivering your speech out loud. You should practise using both methods but there are ways to maximize your results.

To input your speech all you need to do is sit down in a quiet room, free from disturbances, and read your notes to yourself. This aides in memorizing your speech so you can make eye contact with your audience as opposed to just reading from your notes. You may also spot small mistakes at this stage that you can correct before moving to the outputting process. There are no real keys or tricks to this method, only constant repetition.

There any many different tricks you can use to improve your outputting your speech. To perform at your best on the day of your speech you should aim to replicate the conditions you will be giving your speech in during practice.

Variables you need to consider when outputting your speech include whether you’ll be stood up or sat down, if you’ll have a microphone to speak into, if you have technology such as a laptop and projector at your disposal and what type of clothes you’ll be wearing. The more accurately you can simulate the conditions in which you are giving your speech the better prepared you will be.

With practice you can perfect your delivery and timing and really get to grips with what it is you are saying. However even after much practise you will probably want to write down some key notes on a piece of paper or a number of small cards. Well written notes/bullet points will help keep you on track and provide a reminder of the details you want to get across. 

As one last little tip I would recommend practising your speech in front of a mirror. This will help you get used to making eye contact with an audience and quell any nerves you have about speaking in public.

Just remember practice makes perfect!



Dec 14 0 comments
Self Help

High Self-esteem and Public Speaking. Do you Need It?

Peter Fogel wrote:


In a poll taken by MSNBC, men and women were asked what personal qualities had the greatest impact on the success of their careers. Naturally, men and women differed when it came to the importance of intelligence, ability and ‘looks.’ (I know…what a surprise) BUT the one thing they did agree on was the importance of self-confidence.

As you can imagine self confidence is of ‘mucho’ importance when it comes to speaking.

I am sure you know that people make judgments, or size you up, in about five seconds when you first meet them based on things like the eye contact you make and the firmness of your handshake.

Your Audience Sizes You Up Immediately! Be Ready!

Well, you can well imagine how an audience is sizing you up when you take the stage. They judge you by your body and facial movements and, of course, how you deliver your speech. Here’s some interesting info for you.

Speakers who engage their audiences with stories

instead of reading bullet points tend to be considered

to have high self-esteem.

Speakers with a flat voice tend to speak in a low volume.

They are judged as having low self-esteem.

Speakers that make strong eye contact and feel comfortable

within their skin and use natural hand motions are

considered to have strong self-confidence.

Speakers who tend to trail off their voice are considered

to have low self-confidence.

Imagine Having Low Self-Esteem And Still Being

Wealthy And Successful

It all makes sense, doesn’t it? Now, I don’t know what your self-esteem level is.

BUT, I personally know a successful guru, and he actually reveals to his audience that he has ‘low self-esteem.’ Believe it or not…it doesn’t hurt his presentation. It actually creates empathy with his listeners. They think, ‘WOW! He’s that wealthy and successful - has this image problem with himself and still accomplishes his goals. If he can do it…so can I.’

He did this for a reason. It was a self-improvement seminar. Now, I am not telling you to take that course of action in your speaking especially if you’re representing your company and are trying to sell your audience on your goods and services.

Your audience of business men might think: ‘Gee, does this guy need a hug or something?’ What I am presenting to you is that in the beginning of your speaking career you some times have to ‘fake it’ to ‘make it’!

Yes, Grasshopper…You Must Be ‘In The Moment’

When You Speak

There are times when I am in one of my moods…feeling low…but the minute I hit the stage I put that all behind me. You should always focus on the ‘here and now’, be truly engaged and present when you speak (even if things aren’t going well in your life at that moment).

I am not a shrink (although I’ve played one on television), BUT if you have to work on certain personal issues - do it! Just don’t let it effect your speaking. In fact, I am betting the more speaking you do–the more stage time you get–the more successful you will become, and the higher your self-esteem will be in all aspects of your life. It has for me, and I know it will be for you.

Peter Fogel is the creator of Peter “The Humorator” Fogel’s Guide To Effective Public Speaking. For more information on it and to sign up for his FREE 7 Days To Effective E-course go to www.fortune500comedy.com/PublicSpeakingEBook/index.html



Dec 11 0 comments
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Public Speaking And Hypnotherapy

Mark Goodworthy wrote:


One of the most terrifying things to do is to speak in front of a large group of people. But if you wish to be successful in your career, you should learn how to overcome your nervousness and anxiety. Public speaking is a skill that can actually be acquired by following some helpful tips.

Use Visual Aids

If you become nervous because the audience attention is focused on you, you should try using some visual aids like charts and video presentation. This way the attention is shifted away from you and you would feel less anxious.

Be Well-Prepared

One of the most important things you can do is to come to your speaking engagement well-prepared. This means that you have researched your topic and practiced the things you will be saying in front of these people. If you want you can practice with some friends so you would get honest evaluation on your speech. You should also try to get enough rest before the day of your speech so that you are alert and focused.

Try Relaxation Techniques

Before speaking, remove your nervousness through a couple of relaxing techniques such as deep breathing, stretching or meditating. Some people get relaxed by drinking a glass of water or listening to some music.

There are some people who feel extremely nervous and show signs of dizziness, nausea and sweating. This nervousness may even be translated as fear and can be removed using several treatments like psychotherapy and hypnotherapy.

Psychotherapy would usually involve counseling, which would help pinpoint the exact cause of your fear and anxiety. There maybe some events in the past which contributed the present situation. The sessions can last depending on your response to the treatment. It could take for as short as three months or as long as several years.

On the other hand, hypnotherapy is known to provide quicker results. The treatment usually involves hypnotism performed by a qualified individual. Depending on your problems with public speaking, hypnotherapy can rid you of your fears after one to five sessions and it is relatively cheaper.

Conquering your nervousness is actually the key to effective public speaking. If you did not learn to manage your anxiety and nervousness, it would not matter how well you have prepared for your speech. You will still end up tongue-tied, agitated and greatly embarrassed, which could have been avoided in the first place.



Dec 10 0 comments
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Basic EFT For Public Speaking - The Road to Successful Public Speaking

StewartRobertson wrote:


It’s easy to understand why speaking in public can disrupt anyone’s nerves. Addressing a crowd takes a certain amount of confidence and efficient communication skills. Some people, however, are more than afraid of speaking in public - they have phobias. They have nightmares about getting utterly humiliated by speaking in public. They have buckets of cold sweat when put on the spot. Their hands shake and their whole body trembles as their turn to speak fast approaches. If you’re one of these people, then you know it’s time to get the help you need to overcome your fear - it’s time to give Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT for public speaking a try.

One of the many reasons why EFT is an effective weapon against public speaking phobia is that, unlike other therapy methods out there, EFT aims to get rid of the trigger. Teachers and speech communication coaches bother themselves with learning and teaching more skills to their students who have problems with speaking in public. This only leads to more confusion and puts more pressure, causing the students to become more afraid of speaking in public than ever. EFT for public speaking does not require the knowledge of public speaking skills, which makes it a convenient solution.

Practitioners of EFT for public speaking normally recommend undergoing three sessions, from the basic to the advanced, for a more effective treatment. You can find courses on the Internet, but personal attendance in real-life venues is suggested. The basic course is a great option for people who are interested in self-help or would like to work with family and friends and for people who would like to become therapists or are already in practice but would like to improve their skills. No experience in EFT is required since the course will serve as the foundation; it is simply a beginner’s course.

The EFT for public speaking basic course will allow you to learn what you need to know in order to work on a vast range of issues. Naturally, you will be taught the background and history of EFT to understand what it’s really all about. EFT puts emphasis on the body’s energies and how disruptions are the primary factors for a number of health problems suffered by the mind and body. More often than not, the reason why people fear speaking in public is a history of humiliation. You might have suffered from a traumatic moment related to public speaking long ago or just recently, and now your memory haunts you and cripples you from recovery. EFT helps correct this destructive effect so you can speak in public without worry or fear. Another reason why you are afraid of speaking in public is probably a variety of misconceptions, such as the how making a mistake is bad and can kill your reputation. Sometimes, fear of the fear itself is more dangerous because your mind tends to close out reason. The procedures of EFT are effective in finding and wiping out these misconceptions.



Dec 09 0 comments
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How To Prepare For Excellent Public Speaking

Jim Somchai wrote:


Public speaking can be a challenge for many people. A lot of us may not think that they will have to speak in public but once they have to, the lack of experience and fear will lead them to nervousness and they will not be able to speak after all. This article will talk about the simple steps to prepare yourself for any event of public speaking so that you can effectively deliver what you want to the audiences. Also, success in public speaking will help boost your confidence and enhance your success in other areas in your life. The steps of the preparation include:

1. Prepare yourself mentally.

We need to be ready in our mind before you go into the stage in public speaking. The mind preparation may be a long process before you actually speak. Bear in mind that the audiences do not want you to fail. You want to be yourself when you are out there so that you can deliver your message in the most natural way. Know that the public speaking skill is not born but the process to practice. Everybody has a starting point in their speaking and a lot of them can do it good because they can master their mind to cope with the fear of public speaking. Those people who are good at public speaking also had fear when they started but they understand their message well and know the process. After a few times of practicing, the fear will disappear. You can use this technique also. Prepare your mind by thinking that the process can be learned and practiced and you are on the way to your success in public speaking.

2. Prepare the content you are going to talk about.

You need to know your content that you want to deliver to your audiences very well. Know it inside out. Prepare your content including other necessary tools for example PowerPoint, handouts, or movies to be shown. Make it short and in presentable manner. You may prepare your short notes to be used on stage if you are not sure that you can remember the whole thing. You need to write up the purpose of this presentation. What do you want the audiences to know and feel? How do you make this happen? In what way you can present make the most effective way to convey the message? You need to think this through before you go onto the stage. How are you going to know this? You can learn this by watching other successful speakers. Watch the TV and see how the moderator of a program acts. See how he talks and act. See how he dress and how he deliver his content. Preparation of your content is one of the major factors that determine your success in public speaking.

3. Prepare for the questions from the audiences.

Think of yourself as an audience. What would you ask if you hear this? This does not necessarily have to be a real Q&A session. But you need to prepare to read the mind of your listeners. What should come up to their minds? Prepare the answers to those questions. You need to know your audiences well enough to understand and find out this point. Who are coming to your speaking event? After knowing your audiences’ profile you will make this preparation easier.

4. Prepare yourself physically.

Do not be sick on the speaking event. Sick speaker will not impress his audiences. Neither he will be able to deliver his message well. Prepare yourself in good shape before you go on the stage. Learn how to use the voice from your stomach will be one of the advantages. If you do not know how to do it, you may ask a good singer. Most of the good singers need to use their voice from their stomach using the movement of their diaphragm. Dress properly to the event. Prepare your dress in advance so that you will not hook up with this activity near your speaking day.

5. Visualize yourself to be successful in this speaking event.

Making visualization is one of the most powerful tools to attract the result you want. Visualize yourself successful on stage and the audiences stand up and give you a big ovation. See it clearly as it is happening in front of your eyes. Visualization will help you attract successful speaking according to the law of attraction. You may want to use some background noise to help boosting visualization process. That will accelerate your attraction. They are many in the market at reasonable price. Get one of them and see the affect of the attraction by yourself.



Dec 09 0 comments
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EFT For Public Speaking - Become an Adept and Confident Speaker Today

StewartRobertson wrote:


In the middle of the 1990s, a personal development coach used as reference another coach’s techniques to come up with his own. Roger Callahan’s techniques in Thought Field Therapy, or TFT, were studied thoroughly by his trainee Gary Craig, who later simplified said techniques in order to give birth to the now highly popular Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT.

TFT and EFT are alternative medicine tools or methods that aim to pacify negative disturbances that disrupt the body’s energies and cause disharmony in the mind, body, and spirit. The most substantial difference in the two doctors’ techniques is the emphasis on the sequence of tapping points in the former and the lack of special proprietary procedures in the latter. There are several articles on the two methods that explain them in great detail. This article, meanwhile, shows how EFT is used to help deal with the pressures of public speaking.

EFT for public speaking is now gaining more attention and patronage. EFT has proven successful in other aspects of human life, particularly in issues related to health, that loyal users of the method have gamely expressed their satisfaction and shown their continued support. Now, EFT adds another feature to its growing resume as a helpful means of overcoming public speaking fears.

There are some people that are born shy and cannot properly relay messages to a listening public, and then there are people that are simply horrified at the thought of having to speak in front of an audience that they even freeze or faint on the spot. Both groups of people can benefit a lot from EFT for public speaking - if they’d be willing to give it a try. The best way to convince people to use EFT to solve their public speaking problems is by showing them the importance of public speaking itself.

Public speaking is a must especially in the world of politics, show business, marketing, advertising, teaching, preaching, even parenting. Without public speaking, votes won’t be made, laws won’t be passed, nominations and recommendations won’t be earned, and ideas and values won’t be inculcated. Moreover, public speaking contributes to the maximum potential of a person’s communication skills. Communication, of course, is vital in the management of every personal relationship.

Proponents of EFT believe in its capacity to relieve a number of physical and psychological conditions that hinder a person’s development, including depression, phobias, addictions, anxiety, and general or everyday stress. Basic EFT for public speaking allows a person to hold securely in mind an emotion or a memory and, at the same time, use the fingers to perform a series of tapping in specific points in the body in order to release disturbing vibes that may be the trigger of his or her negative reaction or response towards speaking in front of an audience. Triggers may vary from a past embarrassing experience involving public speaking, a movie that contains humiliating public speaking scenes, and the like. With every session, the tapping increases, as well as the number of points tapped. EFT normally has three stages - the basic, mid-level, and advanced.