3 TIPS TO OVERCOME YOUR FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

More people fear public speaking that they fear death!! In this video we share three simple tips to overcome your fear of public speaking!

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Do you know that more people fear public speaking than they fear death!

Many people tell Sarah and myself that they would rather jump out of an airplane or swim with sharks than deliver a speech!

And yet public speaking is the number one skill that separates leaders from followers.

You may have brilliant ideas but someone else with less brilliant ideas may take the lead just because they are not afraid of public speaking while you are.

So what can you do about it? In this video we will share with you three tips on how to overcome your fear of public speaking.

Thanks Tarek!

Our first tip is that you need to understand that there is a significant difference between fear and nerves!

In public speaking when it comes to fear what we want to do is overcome our fear completely. And that is absolutely possible.

When it comes to our nerves though, what we don’t want to do is overcome our nerves completely.

What we want to learn to do is be able to channel and embrace our nerves to help us to become strong, engaging speakers.

Understanding the significant difference between fear and nerves can be very important in helping you to overcome your fear!

Tip number two: be very clear about your message!

A lot of times we fear public speaking because we don’t know exactly what we are talking about.

We fear that we are wasting the audience’s time.

So one way to overcome this is to focus on your message and be very clear about it.

What is that one sentence that you want to leave the audience with?

Focus your energy on that sentence and you will be surprised how more comfortable and confident you become!

Our third and final tip in overcoming your fear of public speaking is: practice!

Practice! Practice! Practice!

The reality is that you can read public speaking books. You can watch people on YouTube. You can go to live events and observe other people. But until you try it yourself, you can’t start chipping away at your fear.

We often get asked: what’s the magic pill? What’s the secret formula to becoming an excellent speaker. And the reality is the secret to success is practice.

Practice is often the last thing that we want to do but yet it is the most important in overcoming your fear of public speaking!