{"id":1928,"date":"2014-10-23T08:44:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T15:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/margomyers.wpengine.com\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2014-10-29T13:51:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T20:51:27","slug":"worst-fears-public-speaking-top-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/margomyers.com\/worst-fears-public-speaking-top-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst Fears? Public Speaking in Top 5!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1931\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margomyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1931\" class=\"wp-image-1931 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/margomyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Public Speaking\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margomyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/margomyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mic-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worst fears? Public Speaking in top 5.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve heard of the <a title=\"What Americans Fear\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/research-centers\/babbie-center\/survey-american-fears.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">new study from Chapman University <\/a>on Americans&#8217; worst fears. Turns out, it&#8217;s not just walking alone or a natural disaster. \u00a0Public speaking ranks in the top five! What is it about speaking in public that literally scares people? Most of us are afraid we&#8217;ll mess up somehow and be judged a failure. In my many years as a news anchor, keynote speaker and emcee, I&#8217;ve had my share of missteps. And initially, I, too, was uncomfortable speaking in public. Luckily, a lot of practice and training has led to a love of speaking to an audience. And I&#8217;ve learned a few things that you can do\u00a0to overcome your fear of speaking in public, and presenting yourself in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p>Do any of these describe you, and your thoughts\u00a0about making a big presentation?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I just want to get through it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;ll just read my speech.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The faster I talk, the faster I&#8217;ll be done with it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;If I don&#8217;t look up, I won&#8217;t see all those people looking at me.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;So what if I didn&#8217;t get the promotion? At least I didn&#8217;t have to give a speech.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the things scientists know about the way the brain works, if we&#8217;re afraid or sense danger, the amygdala is triggered, and we move into the &#8216;fight or flight&#8217; mode. When our amygdala is hijacked like this, we have limited responses and this is all we can think about.\u00a0Believe me &#8211; this is not going to lead to a smooth presentation. In my executive coaching practice, I work with leaders to acknowledge this fear, find out what it really is\u00a0they&#8217;re worried about, help them understand they&#8217;re NOT in danger, and then move forward with training and practice to develop a confident approach.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, I wrote a post on <a title=\"Don't be Michael Bay - Tips on Presenting\" href=\"https:\/\/margomyers.com\/dont-michael-bay-tips-presenting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Bay, and a disastrous presentation <\/a>in Las Vegas. You&#8217;ll find some tips there to improve your speaking in public.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve heard of the new study from Chapman University on Americans&#8217; worst fears. 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