Dear Seniors,
We have a training session with two facilitators, and I am tasked with welcoming them with a brief speech. I am feeling quite scared and nervous about this responsibility. Please advise me on how to overcome this nervousness and fear.
Please help me!
From India, Madras
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6We have a training session with two facilitators, and I am tasked with welcoming them with a brief speech. I am feeling quite scared and nervous about this responsibility. Please advise me on how to overcome this nervousness and fear.
Please help me!
From India, Madras
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Dear Premier,
Why are you scared? Just think, "no one is going to kill you for your faults"... after all, you are a human being, not a god. Now, throw your nervousness in the dustbin and start preparing the speech. All the best, and give it your best :)
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From India, Pune
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Why are you scared? Just think, "no one is going to kill you for your faults"... after all, you are a human being, not a god. Now, throw your nervousness in the dustbin and start preparing the speech. All the best, and give it your best :)
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From India, Pune
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Prema,
It's common for many individuals to fear facing a crowd. Here are some recommendations for overcoming this fear:
1. If you have enough time, practice the speech in front of a mirror.
2. When giving the speech, avoid fixing your gaze on a single person or angle. Try to engage with the entire group by switching your focus from place to place and person to person.
3. Incorporate some humor into your practice sessions; this can result in a smile on your face when you actually start speaking.
4. Use hand gestures and hold a pen or mobile device—observe the difference it makes.
5. Remember to smile while delivering your speech; it can help reduce nervousness significantly.
I hope these tips help you feel more confident when speaking in front of a crowd.
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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It's common for many individuals to fear facing a crowd. Here are some recommendations for overcoming this fear:
1. If you have enough time, practice the speech in front of a mirror.
2. When giving the speech, avoid fixing your gaze on a single person or angle. Try to engage with the entire group by switching your focus from place to place and person to person.
3. Incorporate some humor into your practice sessions; this can result in a smile on your face when you actually start speaking.
4. Use hand gestures and hold a pen or mobile device—observe the difference it makes.
5. Remember to smile while delivering your speech; it can help reduce nervousness significantly.
I hope these tips help you feel more confident when speaking in front of a crowd.
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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Hi Prema,
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to overcome your fears; don't worry about anything. Just prepare yourself to the fullest.
Get the summary of the trainers (educational qualifications, achievements, highlights, etc.).
Prepare the welcome speech and keep it handy with you on a piece of paper.
Learn all the details of the trainers about whom you will be speaking by heart.
On the day of the speech, speak to the crowd as if you are speaking among a social circle, but make sure you are professional and polite.
Convey the information about the trainers as if you knew them. Speak from the heart, appreciate the achievements as you truly would.
Maintain eye contact in all directions slowly and steadily. Never let go of the smile on your face.
Keep the welcome speech short.
If you are really nervous, you can use the mic podium. Stand behind the podium and speak, carrying the speech paper with you.
If you can't use the podium, then get yourself very familiar with the stage from which you will speak. Go on the platform and rehearse the speech and style again and again; you will start to gain confidence.
Be excited about it; don't fear it. Public speaking requires great effort, and the audience respects those who speak. So don't worry, even if you goof up, it's just a funny incident in your life worth remembering.
From Kuwait, Salmiya
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This is a wonderful opportunity for you to overcome your fears; don't worry about anything. Just prepare yourself to the fullest.
Get the summary of the trainers (educational qualifications, achievements, highlights, etc.).
Prepare the welcome speech and keep it handy with you on a piece of paper.
Learn all the details of the trainers about whom you will be speaking by heart.
On the day of the speech, speak to the crowd as if you are speaking among a social circle, but make sure you are professional and polite.
Convey the information about the trainers as if you knew them. Speak from the heart, appreciate the achievements as you truly would.
Maintain eye contact in all directions slowly and steadily. Never let go of the smile on your face.
Keep the welcome speech short.
If you are really nervous, you can use the mic podium. Stand behind the podium and speak, carrying the speech paper with you.
If you can't use the podium, then get yourself very familiar with the stage from which you will speak. Go on the platform and rehearse the speech and style again and again; you will start to gain confidence.
Be excited about it; don't fear it. Public speaking requires great effort, and the audience respects those who speak. So don't worry, even if you goof up, it's just a funny incident in your life worth remembering.
From Kuwait, Salmiya
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Excellent suggestion by Anil, especially holding a pen or mobile. This somehow will help you. I don't know how, but it helps in controlling your nervousness. Sometimes, our hands and legs shiver during public speaking.
From Kuwait, Salmiya
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Recently some one posted one topic here about fear, I will post againt below, this is an excellent example to conquer the fear..Please read it..
How to conquer the fear of failure?
When we have to start a new venture, we often feel fear of failure. Before exams, we feel fear of low marks or may be failure!
At times when we have to decide between two or more choices, we feel afraid. Fear of failure is natural and overcoming this fear is
natural too!. People feel the fear of failure at different stages in life but there is a good news.
Good news: We all can overcome the fear of failure. The question: How can we overcome this fear of failure?
We can learn from those people who successfully overcame the fear of failure and have shared their experiences with us. One of the
person who has shared the technique of overcoming failure is an olympic athlete Guy Drut.
I would like to narrate a story from Mark Mc Cormack international best seller: What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School
which guides us on one of the most important tools to overcome the fear of failure.
This is true story of a French olympic player Guy Drut. In summer of 1976, he was the only hope of France for win in olympic track-and-
field medal.
Naturally, he was afraid. He had the burden of carrying nation’s pride on his shoulders. One of his friends Jean Claude Killy advised him how
to overcome the fear of failure.
Killy’s advice was very simply.
Killy advised Drut to repeat a few words in his mind over and over again. Killy told Drut that he was the only one who can use his body and
mind for peak performance. He should keep on saying to himself:
“I have done every thing to get ready for this race and if I win, every thing will be great. But even if I don’t win, my friends will still be my
friends, my enemies will still be my enemies and the world will still be the same”
Drut says that he took Killy’s advice to his heart. He repeated this sentence in all his practice exercises, during breaks and in between the
semi-finals and finals. He kept saying the sentences to himself over and over and it blocked out every thing else. Drut says: I kept on
repeating it to such an extent that I was still repeating it when I went up to receive the gold medal!
We all can get benefit of this advice. Our self-talk reflects our expectancy from our lives. Positive self talk is more than a positive mental attitude.
It is an evidence of determination in our future.
From Kuwait, Hawalli
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How to conquer the fear of failure?
When we have to start a new venture, we often feel fear of failure. Before exams, we feel fear of low marks or may be failure!
At times when we have to decide between two or more choices, we feel afraid. Fear of failure is natural and overcoming this fear is
natural too!. People feel the fear of failure at different stages in life but there is a good news.
Good news: We all can overcome the fear of failure. The question: How can we overcome this fear of failure?
We can learn from those people who successfully overcame the fear of failure and have shared their experiences with us. One of the
person who has shared the technique of overcoming failure is an olympic athlete Guy Drut.
I would like to narrate a story from Mark Mc Cormack international best seller: What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School
which guides us on one of the most important tools to overcome the fear of failure.
This is true story of a French olympic player Guy Drut. In summer of 1976, he was the only hope of France for win in olympic track-and-
field medal.
Naturally, he was afraid. He had the burden of carrying nation’s pride on his shoulders. One of his friends Jean Claude Killy advised him how
to overcome the fear of failure.
Killy’s advice was very simply.
Killy advised Drut to repeat a few words in his mind over and over again. Killy told Drut that he was the only one who can use his body and
mind for peak performance. He should keep on saying to himself:
“I have done every thing to get ready for this race and if I win, every thing will be great. But even if I don’t win, my friends will still be my
friends, my enemies will still be my enemies and the world will still be the same”
Drut says that he took Killy’s advice to his heart. He repeated this sentence in all his practice exercises, during breaks and in between the
semi-finals and finals. He kept saying the sentences to himself over and over and it blocked out every thing else. Drut says: I kept on
repeating it to such an extent that I was still repeating it when I went up to receive the gold medal!
We all can get benefit of this advice. Our self-talk reflects our expectancy from our lives. Positive self talk is more than a positive mental attitude.
It is an evidence of determination in our future.
From Kuwait, Hawalli
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Appreciate all the previous posts for overcoming stage fright.
Prema, please take note that there are always people at the podium to help you get rid of the initial inertia. Be at ease, help yourself, and you will find yourself getting used to the occasion.
All the best!
Anandhi
From India, Hyderabad
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Prema, please take note that there are always people at the podium to help you get rid of the initial inertia. Be at ease, help yourself, and you will find yourself getting used to the occasion.
All the best!
Anandhi
From India, Hyderabad
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Thanks a ton for all your advise and points........let me face the situation with confident!.......i will share my experience once the program is over.
From India, Madras
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From India, Madras
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Dear Premahr, Highly recommended to join a toastmasters club in your area. It would be life changing for you. Regards, Rashid
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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Hi Prema,
You are feeling nervous because you are visualizing that something may go wrong. Now start visualizing good things such as the audience clapping after the speech, facilitators being happy listening to it. Take deep breaths a few minutes before the speech. Regard yourself as lucky to have been chosen to give a small speech welcoming the speaker. The audience and staff are all familiar people, so there is nothing to be scared of. Facilitators are teachers, and they will not feel bad even if some mistakes occur. Facilitators are meant to correct your mistakes. So, grab this opportunity, have new experiences, and learn new things.
Thank you.
From India, Delhi
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You are feeling nervous because you are visualizing that something may go wrong. Now start visualizing good things such as the audience clapping after the speech, facilitators being happy listening to it. Take deep breaths a few minutes before the speech. Regard yourself as lucky to have been chosen to give a small speech welcoming the speaker. The audience and staff are all familiar people, so there is nothing to be scared of. Facilitators are teachers, and they will not feel bad even if some mistakes occur. Facilitators are meant to correct your mistakes. So, grab this opportunity, have new experiences, and learn new things.
Thank you.
From India, Delhi
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