The very idea of
public speaking scares many people. The hands begin to sweat, the
heart seems to explode, strange shivers run through the body and voice
remains as if paralyzed. In short, a disaster! But it doesn't always have to
to be so…
a little uncomfortable every time I have to face a new audience, however,
the butterflies in my stomach remind me that I am alive and that I must
pay more attention, be more aware and immersed in the situation, me
they help to be totally present. Thus, with the passage of time, everything
it depends on how these physiological symptoms are assumed and what the pace will be
following. But before
introduce some psychological techniques to control the fear of speaking in
public, we will need to determine what specifically is causing this to us
fear. Normally the fear of public speaking it depends
from: - Fear of
forget the words. - Belief that
people who listen to us will think we are stupid or not enough
at the height. - Fear of
get so nervous that the speech will be unintelligible or illogical. - Fear of
to make mistakes. - Fear in the face
to the public reaction based on the idea that they will not accept the
message we want to convey. At this point
we can see that all these fears can be grouped into two categories: 1. Fear of making a mistake in the presentation;
it depends on the fear of making a mistake that compromises the quality of the
speech or presentation. 2. Fear of reaction; the fear that the
public does not respond positively to the message. One way or another,
at the base is always insecurity. To check
the fear of making a mistake in the presentation is very effective anchoring technique. This technique
considered a resource of Programming
Neurolinguistica, is based in behavioral therapy and in establishing
of conditioned reflexes. The main focus is on transmitting
feelings of safety before and during the oral presentation itself,
through the connection between different experiences. The steps of the
anchoring techniques are very simple: 1. Remembering an experience
in which we felt safe and confident, trying to make it the most
real as possible, starting from the memory of the details and sensations that
we tried. 2. Create the anchor,
choosing a gesture that can be invisible to the public, such as for example
close fist or put index finger and thumb together. 3. Repeat i
points one and two but with different memories that evoke situations in which there
we felt safe and confident. 4. Evaluate the anchorage,
it is simply a matter of carrying out the gesture in the face of a situation that
terrifies us and evaluate to what extent this gesture is able to calm us e
offer us the necessary security to continue with our task. How can you
imagine, the anchor is not obtained immediately, it is necessary to practice
many times. Other ways of
controlling fear of public speaking rely on repetition. Try
the talk in front of family and friends who listen. Of course,
these strategies do not entirely avoid the fact that to the same extent that
the day of the speech approaches, tension and nervousness also increase. In
this case it is necessary to change the perception of what we are experiencing. The
butterflies in the stomach are just a physical signal that anticipates us that there
we are preparing for an activity, a result of the production of adrenaline
in our brain that we can both use to increase our own
beware of that to increase fear. It all depends on our perspective.
