The Communication Course by Frederick Dodson

Author:Frederick Dodson [Dodson, Frederick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reality Creation Coaching
Published: 2014-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

Public Speaking

In Public Speaking anyone can move from unease to calm, from dullness to zest, from confusion to clarity, and from being boring to being remembered. This is one of those subjects where it really is "all in the mind". It`s a matter of knowing yourself, knowing your stuff and knowing the audience. The more familiar you are with them, the easier it gets but what if you have never seen the audience before? Well, in this case you act-as-if you have known them for a long time.

If you have held presentations for many years then you have such a high familiarity with the subject and with people in general that there is no fear to perform. Your challenge then is not fear but boredom. If you are however insecure then simply pretend to be with a group of people you have intimately known for ages. The result is an immediate calming effect. The sense of familiarity can be increased by the way you relate to and think of others in general. If you feel alienated from people in general you won't be very fond of public speaking. You can also increase your sense of familiarity with your audience by looking right at them and breathing with them. A sense of familiarity can also be accomplished by being with people who like and accept you - and this is why fear of public speaking is usually higher before you step on stage. Familiarity can be increased by learning about what the audience you are speaking to wants. An intimate understanding of what they desire will have quite a calming effect.

When you access the truth of the soul, it has a calming effect. The soul’s truth is that these people are not much different from you. By neurotic distortion - trying to be bigger or smaller than human - you tense up. If you tell yourself "I am very important, my speech is very important and the people are idiots who have to learn what I have to say" you are making yourself bigger. If you tell yourself "I am so insignificant, nobody cares about what I have to say" making yourself smaller. Both attitudes will create unneeded tension. The truth of the soul is that you are comfortable with any human. Understand this and you will never be worried about public speaking again.

If you are too concerned about your public speaking, first gain more familiarity with who you are, then with who others are, and also with the subject you are talking about. Familiarity with your subject allows you to focus on it in detail, and as you focus, all concern and worry fade away as you get into the flow of your expertise.

For those who have already overcome fear, it's a matter of finding zest, of not only having mastered a subject but also loving to talk about it. You can gain or re-gain zest by adjusting the topic of your lecture to what you more believe and enjoy.

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