The document provides information on public speaking and overcoming the fear of it. It discusses how public speaking anxiety is a normal reaction when facing an unfamiliar situation like speaking in front of others. It also provides tips for controlling anxiety like focusing on positives, being confident, knowing your audience and material, gaining experience through practice. The document encourages harnessing anxiety through a self-improvement plan to identify strengths/weaknesses and taking action to overcome weaknesses by monitoring improvements over time.

1. PUBLIC SPEAKING: THE BASICS

23. Practice takes you from this..

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26. Harnessing Speech Anxiety to an Advantage Self – Improvement Program 2. Write a plan on how to overcome your weakness/es Weakness/es Action/s Ex: I am a bit shy I will expose myself more by taking an initiative to always communicate with others

27. Harnessing Speech Anxiety to an Advantage Self – Improvement Program 3. Closely monitor your improvement as a speaker through writing it in your journal notebook.

28. Ex: June 13 I discovered today that I can do something about my weak voice. I chanced upon some exercises in the book for improving the volume of the voice. I shall try doing these exercises so that I can improve my voice.

29. Ex: July 4 Our teacher asked us to deliver our first speech today. I noticed that my voice had become louder. I should work harder on my speech. I promise to read up on the principles of the speech- making so that my speech will be more interesting next time.