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Public Speaking Fears
Public speaking fears can be wearisome. Fear of speaking in front of other people affects not only a person's job, but also their daily life. The good news is that these fears are treatable and even curable in some cases. The initial step is recognizing public speaking fears.
There are two kinds of public speaking fears. They include specific public speaking fears and generalized public speaking fears.
Generalized Public Speaking Fears:
Generalized public speaking fears are most common. People who have generalized public speaking fears are afraid of being the center of attention at any time. This includes a fear of simple social situations like speaking in front of friends, family, or strangers. Often this fear worsens when the sufferer is aware of others taking notes.
The simplest of speaking situations, such as voicing their opinion during an office meeting stresses individuals with generalized public speaking fears. A person may spend hours obsessing about the upcoming meeting and being overly concerned about the speaking situation.
Specific Public Speaking Fears:
Specific public speaking fears relate to "performing." Instead of obsessing over the act of speaking, a sufferer of specific public speaking fears is concerned about how they will perform when speaking in front of large audiences.
Specific public speaking fears are also called stage fright. The anxiety experienced is due to the fear of not performing well, instead of a fear of speaking in front of others as with generalized public speaking fears.
Signs of a person suffering with public speaking fears include:
==> A person who avoids social activities with family and friends. People with general public speaking fears are often reclusive.
==> A person who has few friends. People with generalized public speaking fears do not enjoy meeting new people. They are often reluctant to speak in front of new people because of worries about being judged.
==> A person scared or with an intense dislike of being shown up in front of others. A person who may get overemotional in an embarrassing situation. People with generalized public speaking fears may cry or escape from embarrassing circumstances.
==> A person who tries to get out of speaking by exaggerating the problems that may occur while speaking.
==> A person who will not speak in public because of a fear of saying something wrong, inappropriate, or silly. People with public speaking fears are often terrified of being embarrassed.
==> A person who does not strive to improve. People with public speaking fears are often reclusive and are not "go-getters" who make the attempt to improve themselves.
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