It is no secret that almost every survey conducted about fear puts the fear of speaking at the top of the list.

Loss of a job, a divorce – all fall under that.

People surveyed even fear speaking in public more than death.

Well, it doesn’t have to be that way.

A couple of thoughts can help change the way you look at public speaking and help deal with the fear.

• If you have confidence in yourself as a person, you have mastered the number one attribute to speaking successfully in front of groups.

• Speak on the right topic.  Everyone is eloquent on what they know.

• As TED founder Chris Anderson reminds us (from TED Talks) find something worth saying that a listener would receive as a gift.

• Narrow the topic – speakers almost always try to cover too much.  You can always make details available on online platforms such as Google Drive but you don’t have to cover everything.

• Keep it short.

• Never fear being nervous.  Get the butterflies to fly in formation.

• Practice your talk or presentation three times and then forget it.  Once you know that you can deliver the talk, it doesn’t have to come out the same way every time.  This is the fun of speaking.

The goal is to get a person to challenge their belief system not to get them to change their minds or think your way.

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