Everyone knows that public speaking is commonly ranked as the top fear in the world. Stage fright tops bugs, death and a fear of heights.
Why?
Secret #1: Accept That You Are Just Beginning
The fear of public speaking is not surprising given the fact that most people have no experience or formal training in the subject. How many high schools or colleges offer public speaking courses? Employers may have sales programs or technical training yet rarely have public speaking programs. In other words, the fear is to be expected!
Were you nervous during your first kiss? Were you nervous on the first day of your job? Every time you start a new skill you have experienced some level of fear. However, the fear gradually disappeared after some time at your new job. Similarly, the fear of public speaking will gradually disappear.
Secret #2: You are Supposed be Nervous
There are two types of stress. Good stress also known as "eustress" and bad stress is known as distress. You want to experience the good stress. It is a positive energy force that pushes actors, athletes and politicians. Everyone experiences the butterflies in the stomach. You should not aim to kill the butterflies!
Your aim is to eliminate the distress.
Secret #3: The Fear Stems From a Lack of Preparation
In my experience of presenting and watching hundreds of speeches, I've noticed that 95% of all distress comes from a lack of preparation.
You need to avoid the common mistakes that rattle nerves before game time. For example, the speech was written haphazardly with no structure. The speaker did not rehearse the speech more than once and tried to "wing it." The speaker did not research the audience and was now about to present something that was going to fly over their heads. The speaker did not know the details about the event such as the time allotted for the speech.
Once you follow time tested principles of preparation you can easily eliminate 50% of nervousness on your first speech.
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