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Anyone overcome fear of public speaking?
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Ive always hated it but managed to muster through it for a job I had last year. Actually, I got quite good at it and even enjoyed it at times ( i did it several times a day to groups as large as nearly 100). At the same time I was under a lot of stress personally and one day while doing a presentation I got really hot and thought I was going to faint-totally freaked me out. I don't think it was the public speaking that made me feel that way as I had been doing it for a year daily...but since then I only associate public speaking with pure fear. (side note i have no medical issues, they said it was stress related after I had a full work up done and came back healthy as anything) My heart races, palms are sweaty and I just want to disappear. I have to do it for work and want to be back to how I was, engaging, comfortable, able to make jokes..here is the weird part..I have a 9-5 job that makes me terrified in front of groups of any size. At night, I teach group fitness classes to groups of around 30 and HAVE no problem. I can joke, yell, talk for a full hour with all eyes on me and Im fine. How the hell do I get into that state of mind for my day job? I am willing to hear any suggestions/encouragement/ success stories. Thanks for listening.
Re: Anyone overcome fear of public speaking?
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Check out toastmasters. It's a club that forms around anyone who wants to practice public speaking. There is probably a group in your area. People take turns preparing a speech, then giving it. The PURPOSE is to get over fears and work on ways to be a better public speaker. It's not about judgement.
For the record, I LOVE giving big talks in public but my heart still races, my adrenaline spikes, my hands shake, and I feel nauseated until I start talking (then I'm fine). I think that's normal. It's a pretty normal biological response to an event of that kind of high stress, high profile, and high potential for disaster and embarrassment.