Most people are able to express their thoughts and feelings without much difficulty towards one person. But, if it is dozens, hundreds or millions, the fear grabs them by the throat. Here follows a step-by-step plan to solve that problem. Speak with ease, success and results, for 10, 100, 1000 or millions.
The fear that most gets in the way of public speaking, is an all-encompassing one. It is the fear of being exposed as a fraud. It is the primal fear of failure. The Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung attributes this fear to: the fear of the unknown. And that's the exact key to exorcising it. The secret lies in: converting unknown factors into known. The more certain you are about the matter, the circumstances and yourself, the more you will able to dispel this fear. It will never disappear completely, and that is not entirely a bad thing. You need tension. Adrenaline sharpens the senses and optimizes your skills. Breathing exercises can help relieve too much tension. Drink and medication will not. The control of yourself, your subject, your audience and the circumstances, is the only technique that will work long time and effectively and help dispel fear and paralysation.
"Most people would rather lie in their coffin than stand next to it to say a few words."