TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
INTRODUCTION 4
1 PUBLIC SPEAKING 5
FIVE ELEMENTS OF SPEAKING IN PUBLIC 5
BRIEF HISTORY OF PUBLIC SPEAKING 6
PUBLIC SPEAKING TODAY 6
OCCASIONS AND EVENTS 7
2 FEARS AND PHOBIAS 8
FEAR 8
PHOBIA 9
THREE TYPES OF PHOBIAS 9
GLOSSOPHOBIA 10
3 ROOT CAUSES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING FEARS 12
HARDWIRED FEARS 12
LEARNED FEARS 13
PUBLIC SPEAKING FEARS 13
EMPATHY AND ASSOCIATION 14
GRADUAL BUILDING 14
4 UNLEARNING YOUR FEAR 15
LEARNED FEARS CAN BE UNLEARNED 15
MIND OVER MATTER 16
RETRAINING YOUR RESPONSES 17
FEAR EXTINCTION AND DESENSITIZING 17
5 ALL ABOUT THE AUDIENCE 18
THE AUDIENCE WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED 18
MEETING EXPECTATIONS 19
INSPIRATION 19
RELINQUISHING CONTROL 20
CREATING AN APPROACH 20
6 TIPS TO REMEMBER 21
LETTING GO OF STRESS 21
NERVOUS ENERGY 21
KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS 22
DO NOT OVER-PREPARE 23
7 PUBLIC SPEAKING TECHNIQUES THAT WORK 24
HUMOR 24
CREATING A WIN-WIN SITUATION 24
SILENT MOMENTS 25
MISTAKES 25
HUMILITY 25
SPEAKING WITH PURPOSE 26
KEY POINTS 26
BREVITY 27
SELF PERCEPTION 27
8 HELP AND SUPPORT 28
FRIENDS AND FAMILY 28
PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASSES 29
HYPNOSIS 29
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL 29
9 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 31
FEARS AND PHOBIAS 31
ESTABLISHING YOUR PERSONAL STATE 32
EVALUATING YOUR NEEDS 32
A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM 32
NATURAL RESPONSES 32
THE AUDIENCE IS ON YOUR SIDE 33
CONCLUSION 34
PRACTICAL APPLICATION 34
USING YOUR KNOWLEDGE 34
USING YOUR RESOURCES 35
TAKING STEPS TO OVERCOME YOUR FEAR 35
THOUGHTFUL PRACTICE 36
RELAXATION TECHNIQUES 36
BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS 36
RESOURCES 37
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