Public Speaking
I had my presentation on the 26th and it went better than I could have hoped for! I am so pleased! I was considerably less nervous than the other two members of my group, perhaps because I had bothered to actually prepare, and hardly had any butterflies....just enough to ensure I was a bit excited rather than terrified. I got up and stood in front of everyone without shaking or feeling sick. I felt confident and excited just like I used to. I took notes in with me, which in future I hope I can rely on less, but felt calm enough not to read from them and took the time to look around the audience.
I got my results back last week and I got 2 marks off a distiction! Room for improvement but I am thrilled!
I really can't thank you enough! You’re a star!
Thank you so much
Rose
ps....I have also started to speak up more in class..Yay!
If you get butterflies in the stomach and start feeling shaky at the thought of giving a formal talk or presentation, take heart – you're certainly not alone! Most people feel anxious about speaking in public, or even addressing a small group of people informally, and for many that anxiety is so intense that it can properly be described as a phobia.
There are a variety of possible reasons for this. Some of the more usual ones are fear of looking foolish by forgetting what to say, or saying the wrong thing; feeling alone and vulnerable in the spotlight; feeling self consciousness about how we look or sound; lacking confidence in our ability to speak well; worrying about having insufficient knowledge of the subject matter; or simply being unused to taking centre stage.
So how can we help?
The good news is that hypnotherapy and NLP have the tools and techniques to help you unlearn the fear of public speaking. Like all phobias, the fear of public speaking resides in the unconscious mind. Hypnotherapy and NLP bypass the conscious mind and work directly with the unconscious mind, harnessing its immense power to reprogramme itself.
Imagine how good it will feel when you have learned to enjoy speaking in public, knowing that you have the ability to do so confidently, calmly and effectively.
