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Public Speaking is the number #1 fear that people have. When I am giving a presentation, most people assume that it has always been easy for me. That is so far from the truth. I had horrifying experiences when I was in grammar school that left me feeling completely embarrassed and absolutely mortified. I promised myself I would never allow myself to be put in those situations again.

When I look back on those events, I now look at those experiences with gratitude. I am who I am today because I learned from those experiences. They have absolutely made me a better Public Speaking Coach. If I can overcome my fear of being in front of an audience, I know anyone can.

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If you want to know why public speeches are hard, it comes down to not really knowing how to do something properly. It isn’t exactly a skill taught us by our parents, it just something we are expected to pick up on our own. Some people pick up at a faster rate than others, but we all have the ability to learn how to do it right.

Peer Pressure

Peer pressure has an affect on us all the time. It’s sort of pathetic really. We think the day our teenage years end, we give up this idea of peer pressure, but we don’t. We all want to do well in front of our peers in the audience.

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Yes and No.

Yes, if you are a non-native speaker speaking to a native English speaker (classified as English speakers from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and North America).

No, if you are a non-native English speaker speaking to another non-native speaker (classified as… everybody else).

Let me explain.

English language teaching theory has traditionally been based on native English forms, more specifically British and American English varieties. In today’s international community however, where more than 1 billion non-native English speakers use English as a lingua franca, teaching theory is changing to focus on English as an International Language (EIL).

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Most say there aren’t short cuts, but they are full of prunes. Some say you must be born with the gift of public speaking, baloney. Some may seem gifted more than others at first blush, but the gift was paid for one way or another. The bottom line, barring a legitimate phobia, just about anybody can wow an audience most of the time. It helps if you are actually at least a borderline expert of course, but even that is optional.

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In any business, the sales cycle keeps the organization afloat. You provide a product or a service to your customers, and if customers are not choosing to buy from you. The business won’t be sustainable. To be successful at public speaking, you’ll have to overcome issues such as public speaking fear and self-esteem issues.

Fear of Speaking in Public

Surveys have shown that a greater number of people are afraid of speaking in public than are afraid of death! At the same time, salespeople are called upon frequently to make sales presentations to groups of all sizes. If you want to get your message across to prospective customers, then you need to be comfortable speaking in front of a group.

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The phone rings. It’s a journalist who wants to ask you a few questions for a story she’s writing. You, flattered, take the call and flub your way through the interview, because off the top of your head, you can’t remember your elevator pitch or a single talking point about your business or product. Oops!

Many of us will be called upon by the media for a quote or more, and knowing how to prepare will eliminate much of your anxiety as well as set the stage for an article you can be proud of.

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