Hi Akashh,
Let us appreciate the useful suggestions posted by our CiteHR friends. In my view, the root cause of your fear is low self-esteem, probably something to do with your upbringing, whatever.
Tell yourself again and again that you are great and capable of achieving great things. Relive your past successes, and every time you do a good thing, however small it may be, pat yourself on the back.
Also, have belief in yourself that you can achieve anything you want to. When you do work, if it goes well successfully, good. If it doesn't, don't take it as a failure; you have gained experience! Remember, failures are stepping stones to success.
Be the best friend of yourself, appreciating the good work done by you. But do NOT PUNISH yourself for not doing successful work. In a nutshell, have a POSITIVE ATTITUDE towards life. Not only can you overcome fear in public speaking, but also in talking to others or in a group. You will always be cheerful and confident.
Once you taste success, without your knowledge, your self-esteem improves by leaps and bounds. Enjoy that.
It does take a lot of effort and time from your side for that. YOU CAN DO THAT.
If you need a good e-book for self-development, email me at excelhr2009@gmail.com.
All the best!
From India, Madras
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3Let us appreciate the useful suggestions posted by our CiteHR friends. In my view, the root cause of your fear is low self-esteem, probably something to do with your upbringing, whatever.
Tell yourself again and again that you are great and capable of achieving great things. Relive your past successes, and every time you do a good thing, however small it may be, pat yourself on the back.
Also, have belief in yourself that you can achieve anything you want to. When you do work, if it goes well successfully, good. If it doesn't, don't take it as a failure; you have gained experience! Remember, failures are stepping stones to success.
Be the best friend of yourself, appreciating the good work done by you. But do NOT PUNISH yourself for not doing successful work. In a nutshell, have a POSITIVE ATTITUDE towards life. Not only can you overcome fear in public speaking, but also in talking to others or in a group. You will always be cheerful and confident.
Once you taste success, without your knowledge, your self-esteem improves by leaps and bounds. Enjoy that.
It does take a lot of effort and time from your side for that. YOU CAN DO THAT.
If you need a good e-book for self-development, email me at excelhr2009@gmail.com.
All the best!
From India, Madras
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Thank you all for your valuable advice. I want to learn more practical strategies to overcome stage fright. I have read all the suggestions and I agree that I now have more confidence. I have started talking with my friends confidently, and I see improvement. However, I want to maintain this confidence and be able to speak confidently to an audience. I still have some fear when facing an audience. Please provide me with suggestions and recommend some famous books to help me overcome stage fright.
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Hi Akash,
According to me, the best method of overcoming fear is assuming that I am the best speaker amongst all sitting there. I am the only person who can make them understand the concerned topic. And this really works...
Thank you.
From India, Delhi
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According to me, the best method of overcoming fear is assuming that I am the best speaker amongst all sitting there. I am the only person who can make them understand the concerned topic. And this really works...
Thank you.
From India, Delhi
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नमस्कार, शुभ संध्या, शुभ रात्रि, सुप्रभात; रात्रि को निद्रा बिहान को सुरुआत; धीरे धीरे निकलता हुआ सूरज, अपने प्रकाश से सभी को जागृत करता है;
सभी लोगों को सदा मुस्कुराते देखना चाहिए, जीवन को सजीव रहने का साधन मानना चाहिए;
Dear, have faith in yourself and your god, do the things you want to do,
Acid test - what is good for you, is good for others and vice versa.
Thanks and regards,
Sanjeev
From India, Bangalore
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सभी लोगों को सदा मुस्कुराते देखना चाहिए, जीवन को सजीव रहने का साधन मानना चाहिए;
Dear, have faith in yourself and your god, do the things you want to do,
Acid test - what is good for you, is good for others and vice versa.
Thanks and regards,
Sanjeev
From India, Bangalore
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Dear Akash,
90% of people will have to face this problem at a certain stage of time. Even I had faced this kind of problem in my earlier days. I used to feel nervous, just as I see a lot of people eagerly waiting for me to speak. I would feel my heart beating fast, my mind becoming blank, etc.
BUT,
Now I have developed an attitude of fearlessness and have the courage to speak to anyone at any time. I just practiced speaking standing in front of my family and friends, imagining them as a crowd. I started talking to myself, etc.
Try to follow my suggestions.
WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
HOPE TO HEAR A REPLY FROM YOU SOON.
RAJSHEKAR
From India, Hyderabad
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90% of people will have to face this problem at a certain stage of time. Even I had faced this kind of problem in my earlier days. I used to feel nervous, just as I see a lot of people eagerly waiting for me to speak. I would feel my heart beating fast, my mind becoming blank, etc.
BUT,
Now I have developed an attitude of fearlessness and have the courage to speak to anyone at any time. I just practiced speaking standing in front of my family and friends, imagining them as a crowd. I started talking to myself, etc.
Try to follow my suggestions.
WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
HOPE TO HEAR A REPLY FROM YOU SOON.
RAJSHEKAR
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Aakash,
To cope with this, try talking to yourself in your mind. Analyze words, frame sentences, imagine situations, and speak to yourself as if you are addressing a group of people. It happened to me as well, but now I'm over it. Also, whenever you start a presentation or address, take a deep breath and tell yourself that this is what you always wanted to do, and you will not spoil it by any means. "I CAN DO IT." It does help, trust me.
All the best.
From India, Mumbai
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To cope with this, try talking to yourself in your mind. Analyze words, frame sentences, imagine situations, and speak to yourself as if you are addressing a group of people. It happened to me as well, but now I'm over it. Also, whenever you start a presentation or address, take a deep breath and tell yourself that this is what you always wanted to do, and you will not spoil it by any means. "I CAN DO IT." It does help, trust me.
All the best.
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Aakash,
Whether you like it or not, there is no other method or shortcut to overcome the fear of any kind, assuming that you need a solution on 'fear' or 'shyness' and not on the skills required. Any skills will never help you if you have fear or shyness. What do you think? Those who do not speak, especially in groups or in a group of people, do not possess skills? They do! The differentiator is a fear factor and nothing else.
If you realize and admit that this fear factor is working as a barrier or a hurdle for being a fearless speaker against you, probably I can give you the solution. I mean to say I can show you the solution, where the key is! Probe further!
Probe what exactly the problem is, fear or a skill shortage? Otherwise, the root cause will be different, and you will treat yourself differently. On the contrary, at the end of the day, you will find yourself standing at the same place where you started, resulting in a declining ratio of confidence. Be aware of it.
Take care,
M P Nahar
"Empower aspirants in such a way that they carve out their own destiny!"
From India, Pune
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Whether you like it or not, there is no other method or shortcut to overcome the fear of any kind, assuming that you need a solution on 'fear' or 'shyness' and not on the skills required. Any skills will never help you if you have fear or shyness. What do you think? Those who do not speak, especially in groups or in a group of people, do not possess skills? They do! The differentiator is a fear factor and nothing else.
If you realize and admit that this fear factor is working as a barrier or a hurdle for being a fearless speaker against you, probably I can give you the solution. I mean to say I can show you the solution, where the key is! Probe further!
Probe what exactly the problem is, fear or a skill shortage? Otherwise, the root cause will be different, and you will treat yourself differently. On the contrary, at the end of the day, you will find yourself standing at the same place where you started, resulting in a declining ratio of confidence. Be aware of it.
Take care,
M P Nahar
"Empower aspirants in such a way that they carve out their own destiny!"
From India, Pune
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Hello Akash,
Build your confidence high and be honest in your work; this will help remove your inner nervousness.
Thanks,
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From India, Chandigarh
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Build your confidence high and be honest in your work; this will help remove your inner nervousness.
Thanks,
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From India, Chandigarh
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Hi Akash,
I don't know you personally, so I can't say that you don't have self-confidence. I am assuming that you are thinking a lot about yourself and what others will say when you are speaking in public. Just don't think of the people sitting in front of you. Concentrate on yourself. Give some time to yourself to think. Speak slowly so that you can think and talk. Taking a bit longer or pausing in between sentences is a very handy tool to think and speak.
To build confidence, I will say, "SAB SE BADA ROG, KYA KAHENGE MERE BARE MAIN LOG." If you learn this, I am sure you can give speeches better than the Speaker of Parliament. All the best.
From India, Mumbai
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I don't know you personally, so I can't say that you don't have self-confidence. I am assuming that you are thinking a lot about yourself and what others will say when you are speaking in public. Just don't think of the people sitting in front of you. Concentrate on yourself. Give some time to yourself to think. Speak slowly so that you can think and talk. Taking a bit longer or pausing in between sentences is a very handy tool to think and speak.
To build confidence, I will say, "SAB SE BADA ROG, KYA KAHENGE MERE BARE MAIN LOG." If you learn this, I am sure you can give speeches better than the Speaker of Parliament. All the best.
From India, Mumbai
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There is an association called 'Toastmasters,' which is a group of people from different working areas who meet periodically. Basically, this was started in the US and is spread across many countries. You may become a member there. You will be able to overcome stage fear. (I had stage fear and was finding reasons to avoid going on stages. Now I can comfortably talk to a group of 100 people.)
:) Uday Shankar
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