Learn How to Overcome Your Shyness During Public Presentations

                                                               

Even the most competent and experienced of professional presenters admit that their nerves, at times, emerge to the forefront and threaten to get the better of them.  So, if you are just about to start making presentations, or something that you are just tentatively starting to get used to, your public speaking fears are obvious and expected. 

To be a successful presenter, there are somethings you need to learn to control.  Otherwise, you might find that your pre-presentation jitters gather insidious momentum and manifest themselves in unnecessary stress levels that can ultimately impede your performances.

Agreed that words can come easily and that the conquering of public speaking fears can be easier said than done.  Yet you can overcome your worries by talking yourself into a more positive mindset and adopting optimistic behavioural patterns.

1.   See Presentations as Nothing Stressful

Give yourself a talking to from the head rather than the heart.  It is estimated that an average human being speaks anywhere between 7,000 to 20,000 words per day, so talking is no more a new phenomenon to you that breathing and eating. 

Putting it in to logical perspective, there is no reason why presentations should pose more problems that the conducting of everyday conversations.  The major differences, of course, are that presentations are organised, not spontaneous and delivered to audiences rather a few familiar faces.

The shifting of your mindset from stressed to unstressed cannot be expected to happen overnight.  You can, however, expect to ease yourself from one extreme to the other by concentrating on your messages, rather than getting frightened about how you are going to send them.  This will help to make your style increasingly more conversational and relaxed.

2  . Remain in Perspective of the Purpose of your Presentation

Amidst the hand wringing and brow wiping that you might endure before delivering presentations, endeavour with all your might not to lose sight of your purpose.  Your ability to build and maintain audience rapport is undeniably important. 

Yet your inability to banish the nerves that blight your public speaking engagements can result in the shifting of the onus from clear and concise subject .matter to over thinking your delivery techniques.

3 . During Public Speaking Don’t  Focus Only on Perfection

Try not to bog yourself down with preconceptions about what makes presentations perfect.  Is there actually such a thing as perfection, or is it simply in the eyes of the beholders? 

You are understandably anxious about not wanting to make a fool of yourself in front on an audience.  Offer yourself consolation in the thought that their main focus is on what you have to say.  They are not there to judge and rate your public speaking ability.

4. Remain in Perspective of the Purpose of Your Presentation

Amidst the hand wringing and brow wiping that you might endure before delivering presentations, endeavour with all your might not to lose sight of your purpose.  Your ability to build and maintain audience rapport is undeniably important.  Yet your inability to banish the nerves that blight your public speaking engagements can result in the shifting of the onus from clear and concise subject matter to over thinking your delivery techniques.

5. Believe in Yourself That You Are Good – And Become Good

During your earlier experiences of giving presentations, you will pick up many ‘what to do's' and ‘what not to do's' as part of the natural learning curve.  If you have put all of your background work in before you deliver your presentations publicly, there is little reason for you to be unconfident. 

You should organize your presentations methodical according to your subject matter, and due diligence to practicing, goes hand in hand with the refining of your end delivery.  Your back of office labour is half of your battle won.  When front of stage, you will already be well on your way to winning the war and reaping the applause and rewards.

Finally, shyness isn't similar to just being a quiet person. you should note that a quiet person only speaks when he or she knows he has something to contribute to the situation. People who are shy, however, desperately want to speak, but do not find it easy due to cripppling anxiety.