Public speaking—harness your shyness
<p><span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pins">pins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="needles">needles</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="heartbeat">heartbeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rib">rib</span> <span word="cage">cage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>?....<span word="And">And</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="blurred">blurred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span>, <span word="palms">palms</span> <span word="sweating">sweating</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="podium">podium</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nodding">nodding</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="affirmation">affirmation</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span>…. <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="is">is</span> ‘ <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="it">it</span>.’ <span word="These">These</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="called">called</span> ‘<span word="practice">practice</span>’. <span word="Practice">Practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span>, <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="venture">venture</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memorizing">memorizing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="snatches">snatches</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="naturality">naturality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="Judges">Judges</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="verbose">verbose</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="verbosity">verbosity</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confuse">confuse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>.</p>
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