I get too nervous during presentations/public speaking and this is affecting my chance for promotions. Is there any pills/medication to fix this problem?
2006-09-22 05:18:40 · 10 answers · asked by Y F 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It's okay to be nervous. Just remember that 99.9% of your audience is glad it's you up there and not them, which should tell you that the majority of people are nervous when they have to speak.
I was always self-conscious as a child and on into my adulthood and I can't tell you what finally made me have a breakthrough but I think it had something to do with the fact that what I have to say is important even if it's only important to me. That helps me get up there - I do my best to think about the topic instead of the audience. I also think about all of the people who really like me and think I'm great and the little devil on my shoulder says, "Yeah, so fu*ck everybody else!" This in turn makes me laugh inside and then I relax and just say what it is I have to say!
2006-09-22 05:28:42 · answer #1 · answered by nquizzitiv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to say i don't think pills or medication are the right answer. society is over all over medicated. i will tell you a few tricks i use when i have to speak publicly. remember that most of those people out there would be as nervous as you if they were up there. and honesty is the best policy...if you make a mistake, own up to it and laugh at yourself. people know that if you can laugh at yourself, your alright. if its your first time in front of a particular group of people, tell them you are nervous. and last of all i always look at my audience and think to myself...wow every one of those people out there use the bathroom the same way i do
2006-09-22 05:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice your presentation in front of friends and/or family a few times first. This helped my husband. He was able to become familiar with what he wanted to present and was less concerned about messing it up in front of his co-workers later.
2006-09-22 05:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by Shelley L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should learn to be bold. Whenever you are in the public, gaze at a particular spot (not looking at a particular face or faces of any participant). Learn to address much younger persons (in group or group of friends of yours)
2006-09-22 05:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even better, practice in front of a video camera, and watch the playback, with or without colleagues/friends. Do this regularly. You will gain in confidence.
2006-09-22 05:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
practice and experience. Also, if you look at an inanimate object on the back of the room it helps to forget that everyone is looking at you. You can also look only at the tops of everyone's head and not in their eyes. That way they feel like you're talking to them.
2006-09-22 05:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nicole H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a tough thing, just take deep breaths, remember they are just people like you! Practice what you are going to say at home before hand and when you get up there try to pretend it's just "rehearsal".
2006-09-22 05:26:23 · answer #7 · answered by GirlUdontKnow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, in this case, "practice makes perfect." The more you do it, the easier it will be. Also please remember, the audience is just people like yourself; EVERUBODY is insecure about something or other!
2006-09-22 05:27:44 · answer #8 · answered by backinbowl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU NEED TO PRACTICE AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING...MEANING THAT YOU GET NERVOUS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT SURE OF YOUR SPEECH.....YOU NEED TO BE CONVINCED OF YOUR SAYING AND GET A GRIP AND START TALKING NO MATTER WHAT, AND AT THE END, YOU WILL BE SURPRISE OF YOUR EFFORTS...
2006-09-22 05:29:50 · answer #9 · answered by israelmoya20 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They say that you should imagine that everyone in the audience is in their underwear. That is supposed to make you feel at ease.....
2006-09-22 05:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by whidd2003 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋