4 Stunning Tricks To Help You Overcome Shyness And Become A Great Public Speaker

To some,addressing an audience can be real fun while to others it might seem to be a lofty task.
In this write-up we will review a common factor that contributes to the inability to address an audience.

Before we proceed,it would be right to clearly define what public speaking is.

Public speaking refers to communication between a speaker and an audience.

The speaker bodes the responsibility of discussing on an idea or issue in an understandable way while the audience would listen maximally to the speaker and in some cases ask questions related to the issue at the end of the discussion.

Hence,while the audience carries out a more simpler task (listening),the speaker will prepare and present his ideas in manner that reaches the heart of the listeners.

Then comes a common barrier to public speaking (shyness).

Shyness is being fearful to social interactions and probably makes public speaking less effective

Therefore,in other to reach the minds of your listeners, you must imbibe confidence which displaces shyness and give you the ability to attend to questions without feeling embarrassed.

Being shy,gives your audience a reason to doubt your opinion making it difficult for you to convince them.

Four Tricks To Help You Overcome Shyness

1.Maintain A Proper Posture And Good Eye Contact 

Whether you are to sit or stand while addressing your audience,a good posture will make everyone feel relaxed and ready to listen to your speech.Your posture is a portrait of how organised you are emotionally and psychologically.

Maintaining eye contact while speaking helps your audience understand that you are really interested in them.You could look directly into their eyes to make emphasis and to reassure yourself of their attention in the speech you are delivering.

The eyes of a speaker could be fixed between the forehead and the hair of the audience rather than the roof of the hall.

2.Think Positively About Yourself And The Speech You Are Delivering 

This would be far more easier when you have taken time to convince yourself that what you are sharing with your audience is the truth.

When you think positively,shyness disappears.

What goes on in your mind while speaking could actually be reflected in the manner of your speech.

The mind that is not under cool and logical control would send a strained emotional stimuli to the nerves,resulting in a panic reaction (shyness).

Therefore,put your thoughts under positive control. 

When addressing your audience,keep telling yourself 'I can' ,then you could overcome the burden of shyness.

3.Build Confidence 

Shyness in public speaking will definitely disappear only when you perceive it as a fault and work to correct.

Confidence grows when you make public speaking a habit.

When you speak to an audience more often,the shy factor disappears,making it a lot easier to reach the hearts of you audience.

Another confidence booster would be improving your Vocabulary, so you can speak correct English.

4.Make The Discussion Interactive 

This makes public speaking easier as you no longer have to do the talking alone.It is also a way to keep your audience from making the short trip to dreamland while you are speaking .

Conclusion

True,some people are naturally induced to shyness in public speaking,but with a worthwhile effort the loophole can be filled and the tag 'he/she is a shy fellow ' can be unattached .

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