Public speaking can appear intimidating, for some, it may sound like a job for a superhero. If I was a superhero and I had to deliver a speech, what super powers would I activate while onstage?

1. Superpowers on Stage By Keith Hansen

2. Delivering speeches can appear to be a Herculean effort. People are often greatly intimidated by the prospect of delivering a speech in public

3. Sounds like a job for a superhero! If I could choose three superpowers to help me deliver a speech, I would choose nerves of steel, super strength, and mind reading

4. According to the Phobia Clinic, Americans’ greatest fear is a fear of public speaking Jerry Seinfeld once joked “Americans would rather be inside the casket at a funeral than outside giving the eulogy”

6. A Boost of Superhuman Confidence Back in my informative speech, my leg kept twitching because I was nervous. This made filming the speech difficult. If I had nerves of steel, I would have simply sod there and not moved. I would have mumbled less and spoken clearly as well.

7. Super Strength

8. According to RikardIngvarsson, a Swedish fitness enthusiast, muscles are viewed as a source of power. People are more likely to remember a person with a strong and toned body. Would you forget a man with this body?

9. Superheroes not normally known for their strength, such as Spider-Man and Mr. Fantastic, still appear to be very strong.

10. Mind Reading Many people would assume mind reading would be useful for crowdsourcing, but I think not. Crowdsourcing helps in finding a topic for a speech; it won’t do a speaker much good when he’s on stage!

11. Then why have it? Mind reading powers would allow me to learn if my speech is working. Is the audience understanding what I am saying? Am I convincing them and swaying their beliefs? Mind reading would give me these answers. Mind reading powers would also alert me if people are struggling to focus or understand what I am saying.

12. Using super powers to help deliver a speech would be unusual, but undeniably helpful. Nerves of steel would give me superhuman confidence, Super strength would give me a presentable body, and mind reading would give me instantaneous feedback on my performance.