Speaking In Public
Do you get nervous speaking in front of others?
Risks
- You can fail to engage the audience.
2. You can be judged or embarrassed.
" And at a primal level, the fear is so great because we are not merely afraid of being embarrassed, or judged. We are afraid of being rejected from the social group, ostracized and left to defend ourselves all on our own" ( "The Thing We Fear More Than Death").
Rewards
- Public speaking can boost your self-esteem.
"Self-confident people inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success" ("Building Self- Confidence").
2. You can overcome the fear you have for public speaking.
"...students become better acquainted with the public speaking process, making them more confident and less apprehensive. In addition, you will learn specific strategies for overcoming the challenges of speech anxiety"( "Why Is Public Speaking Important").
Works Cited
Therapist. Glenn Croston, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
"Public Speaking Is Risky Business." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 27 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Sept.
2014.
"Personal Benefits of Public Speaking - Boundless Open Textbook." Boundless. Boundless,
n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
"Building Self-Confidence: Prepare Yourself for Success." Building Self-Confidence. James
Mantelow and Amy Carlson, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.