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When it comes to public speaking, have you ever felt like the more you prepare, the worse you do? I know I sure have. You're intelligent enough to know that preparation is important but how you prepare is equally vital.
Let me explain.
You see oftentimes people have the wrong focus when preparing for their speeches. They over analyze what they're trying to accomplish in the first place and end up trying to find ways to get their audience to analyze their every word. They fear something bad might happen to them or make a major mistake.
This makes it very difficult to overcome public speaking anxiety.
As a result, people end up OVER-preparing. In these cases, the more you prepare, the worse you will probably do.
On the other hand if you know your subject intimately or if you've spoken about it many times over, or if you're just feeling ambitious, you may need very little preparation at all. Perhaps all you'll need to do is remind yourself of the two or three main points you want to make along the way. I know I enjoy speeches the most when I can tell the speaker is following and outline but using a bit of impromptu language.
You see over preparation shows a lack of confidence and competence and can be detrimental to overcoming nervousness in public speaking.
Either you don't feel confident enough to speak in public, or you don't know your subject well enough. If you're lacking knowledge, research is the key. The best way to increase confidence is to EXPOSE yourself to the situations you'd like confidence in.
You need to put yourself in the spotlight over and over again - trusting in your natural ability to speak.
If you want to take this seriously, I highly recommend you actually solicit opportunities to speak in public. A great way to start is to volunteer to conduct training workshops at your job or join Toastmasters. The important thing to remember is every time you get in front of people to speak, you get better in one way or another. Before you know it, you'll have become the dynamic, captivating speaker you hoped you would.
