1.
FACE THE CROWD
WITH
CONFIDENCE
HOW TO CONQUER YOUR FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
By Waqar Malik

2.
KNOW WHAT YOUR FEAR IS.
Afearofpublicspeakingoftenis
presentinindividualswithSocial
AnxietyDisorder,andthesesocial
anxietydisordersmayaffectmany
people
Itcouldalsobetheselfdoubtor
forgettingthecontentinfrontof
peopleordoubtofbecoming
nervouswhilespeaking
Therecanalsobeafearthatthe
gapsinyourknowledgewillmake
youlooklikeafraud,andyouwill
notbeabletoconnectwith
audience.Oraudiencewillnot
consideryourspeakuseful

3.
40%
TheNationalInstituteofMental
Healthreportsthatpublicspeaking
anxiety,orglossophobia,affects
about40%ofthepopulation.

4.
KNOW WHAT SUBJECT
TO TALK ABOUT
Rehearse,rehearseandrehearseagain.We're
talkingabout the3P'sofpublicspeaking:''plan,
produce,perform''.Sobeforeyouperform,make
sureyouplanandproduce(yourpreparationsand
rehearsalsshouldtakeatleast10timeslonger
thanyourperformance).
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TIPS:

5.
RESEARCH
AND PLAN
YOUR MATERIAL
Youshouldproperly researchandplanyour
material.Youshouldknowwhatyouaregoing
topresentinfrontofaudiencewhoiswaiting
foryoufromtheirvaluabletime.Thedatayou
presentmustbeauthenticandverified.

6.
Rehearse in front
of a mirror. Ask a friend
or family member to
critique your speech.

7.
GETTING THE
RIGHT PACING
Whileyouspeaking,donothurrynor
slowdown,butdoyourspeechata
reasonablespeed.Youhavealsoput
energyinyourvoicesothatpeople
arecertainthatyouknowwhatyou
aretalking!

8.
FOCUS ON
GIVING YOUR
BEST SPEECH
Justdonotthinkaboutyourfear,by
doingthatyouwilllooseconfidence,just
focusonyourwordsandtrytodeliver
theminabestmanner

9.
AFTER YOUR
SPEECH

10.
RELISH THE
MOMENT AND
CELEBRATE
Youhavedonethejob!Nowafteryourspeech
giveyourselfagift,celebrateyourvictory.
Thishabitwilltendyoutoachievemoreand
more.

11.
EVALUATE YOUR
PERFORMANCE AND TAKE
NOTES TO TALK ABOUT
Pointingoutyourmistakesandcorrectingthemwillleadyou
toperfection.Bythishabityouwilllearnfromyourmistakes
andtrytoimproveeventually.

12.
SEEK PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING IF YOU
THINK YOU NEED IT
Thereshouldbenohesitationtotake
helpifyouneedit.Youshouldmusttalk
toaprofessionalifyouthinkits
necessary.

13.
You can speak well
if your tongue can
deliver the message
of your heart.
JOHN FORD