One of the most popular issues than anyone can have is the fear
of speaking in public. In fact surveys have revealed that in the
US this is the biggest fear of Americans.
Public speaking as such can refer to many differing events in
which a person has to speak to more than one person. So anytime
someone speaks to a group of two or more people this can be
considered to be public speaking. This is also when, for many
people, their fear or phobia is at its worse.
Now as with any phobia or fear, there are different aspects to
it for different people. One person might relish a work meeting
when everyone is seated around a table but as soon as they need
to stand up and address the same group of people their fear can
materialise. For another person used to training groups of
people, and there fore standing up in front of them, their
public speaking fear might be having to give that best man's
speech.
Generally though the symptoms most often experienced by someone
who has a fear of public speaking are: -
1) Rapid heart beat
2) Shallow breathing
3) Dry mouth
4) Shaking hands
5) Tension in the jaw muscles
6) Loss of memory about what they wanted to say
7) Their voice becomes strained and has a higher pitch
8) Nausea
9) Wanting to run away
10) Loss of sleep
Any or all of the above can happen to a person. They may also
have gone through various avoidance strategies beforehand in
order to find a way out of having to speak.
Often the biggest problem is the person's ability to think and
imagine the worse possible outcome of their speech. In imagining
that their speech is going to be a disaster they naturally
become tense and stressed and do not have a good time.
Where a good p
ublic speaking hypnosis cd can help is in using the power of
the imagination for and not against, the person. The imagination
is used to see themselves succeeding and giving a great speech.
Interestingly enough, most people who do deliver their speech
will get feelings of euphoria mixed with relief at the end of
it. They most often feel confident and may even decide that they
could do that speech again.
Here is the secret to feeling calm and relaxed with public
speaking then. Using your imagination for you and not against
you and practise. You more you do something, the more it becomes
second nature and the more confident you will feel.
