PUBLICSPEAKING
DEADLY
FEARSOF7

PUBLICSPEAKING.
AccordingtoForbesMagazine,
thenumberonefearinAmericais

FEAR&ANXIETY
74%ofAmericanshave
towardpublicspeaking.

SOAFRAID?
Butwhatmakesus

DOUBT
Fearof
1

Anydoubtyoufeelwillshow
inyourspeech.
Researchyourtopicthoroughlytoensure
youknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.
Sowhenyoudoubtyourself,youraudiencewilltoo.

Buildupconfidenceandself-assurance
toeliminateanydoubt.

NERVOUSNESS
Fearof
2

Gatherafewfriends,sitthem down,
andgothroughthemotions.
Alwaysmakesuretheyaskquestions.
Tameyournervousbeastthroughpreparation.

Frequentlyrehearseyourspeech
outloudforthebestresults.

FORGETTING
Fearof
3

BLANK.
“AndanotherpointIwantedto
bringupwas…uh…so…”

Practiceflowingoneconceptintothe
nextandcommitittomemory.
We’veallbeenthere:thatmomentof
awkwardsilencewhenyouforgetwhat
you’regoingtosaynext.
Memorizingabasicoutlineforyourspeechhelpsyourememberyournextpoints.

TECHNOLOGY
Fearof
4

You can’t always count on technology.
Nothing can throw confidence and preparation out
the window like a presentation malfunction.
Arrive early to the venue and test your
presentation before you present.

And always have a
BACK UP PLAN.

TOUGH
AUDIENCES
Fearof
5

You can’t control how the audience behaves,
but you can control your emotions.
Develop a thick skin and remember
to always put your best foot forward.
If a joke sinks, brush it off and keep going.

Don’t let a small slip ruin the rest
of your presentation.

LOSINGTIME
Fearof
6

Give yourself some wiggle room
to make sure you don’t
RUN OUT OF TIME.

If you’re scheduled to speak for 45 minutes,
time yourself to finish five minutes early for Q & A’s.
You can recover from a tangent if necessary.
Get a feel for how long you want to spend talking
about each concept before you start to present.

THEUNEXPECTED
Fearof
7

The unavoidable fear that something will go wrong,
and a lot of times, it does.
An audience member cans ask you a question you’re
unable to answer, or you could get negative reactions
from the entire audience.
Have a recovery plan for failed jokes, tough questions,
glitches in technology and any other curve balls.

You can recover from anything if you
PREPARE.

And the most important thing to understand
about public speaking?

It’s all
IN YOUR HEAD.

So don’t let your fears get in the way of a great
speech or an opportunity to share your ideas.

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CREDITS
The Innocents, 20th Century Fox
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Paramount Pictures
King Kong (1933), Warner Bros.
Night of the Eagle, Anglo-Amalgamated,
American International Pictures
The Black Cat, Universal Pictures
Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Psycho, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures
Repulsion, Compton Films, Royal Films International
The Old Dark House, Universal Pictures
The Black Cat, Universal Pictures
Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Universal Pictures
Frankenstein, Universal Pictures
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