Boosting confidence

1. Building your Confidence
Presented by: Kit Reahul

2. Speech Anxiety refers
to fear of speaking in
front of an audience.

3. What causes speech
anxiety is
uncertainty.

4. The Uncertainties of Public Speaking
1. Uncertainty about your
role as a speaker

5. 2. Uncertainty about your
speaking abilities

6. 3. Uncertainty about
your ideas

7. 4. Uncertainty about the
Audience’s
Response

8. 5. Uncertainty about the
Setting

9. 6. Uncertainty about the
Technology

10. 7. Uncertainty about
Evaluation

11. Strategies for Building your Confidence

12. Building Your Confidence before the
Day of Your Speech
 Start Planning and Preparing Your Speech Early
 Choose a Topic You Care About
 Become an Expert on Your Topic
 Research Your Audience
 Practice Your Speech
 Know Your Introduction and Conclusion Well

13. Building Your Confidence on the Day
of Your Speech
 Before Presenting Your Speech
o Dress for the occasion
o Keep all your notes and materials organized
o Arrive early
o Take calming breaths
o Warm up your voice
o Make sure all technical aspects of your speech are ready to go
o Concentrate on the other speakers

14.  During Your Speech
o Display a confident attitude
o Expect to experience some speech anxiety
o Turn your anxiety into productive energy
o Avoid overanalyzing your anxiety
o Never comment on your speech anxiety
o Focus on your audience, not on yourself
o Pay attention to audience feedback
o Make no apologies or excuses

15.  After You’ve Presented Your Speech
o Listen carefully to audience members’ questions
o Recognize that speech anxiety can occur even after you
finish your speech
o Reinforce your confidence
o Identify useful strategies for managing speech anxiety
o Develop a plan for managing anxiety to use in future
public speaking situations