How to Banish Those “F” Words When Speaking! | Speakout, Inc.

While many people tell me they are not afraid of public speaking, others often confide that once a group goes past five or six in a conference room, they immediately start experiencing a high level of anxiety.

One community leader admitted she’d

 “rather eat glass than speak in public.”

Why the frequent stress associated with this task?

Quite simply, it’s the “f” words that are often associated with speaking out of your comfort zone. That is, we allow fear and other similar “f” words to take over our thinking. Here are some:

failure, flopping, looking foolish or fat, f^*# up, losing friends, fidgety audience, frightening off fans, flipping out, forgetting what you intended to say, fending off critics, finding fault, frantic, fantasizing, frivolous, or folding under pressure. Read more…