Pankaj Kumar Jadwani PKJ Target Setting Goal Setting The Brain Gym Learn and Develop Training Motivation Consistency Smart Work Technic No More hard Work Be Smart Be Better Why Are You Afraid? Persistent Phobia Stage fright is a type of anxiety that describes feeling anxious when speaking or performing in front of a group of people. It isn't just limited to literal stages. In general, stage fright is a colloquial term used to describe performance anxiety, presentation anxiety, or the fear of public speaking.

1. Swami Vivekanand’s
First experience
“Of course
my heart was fluttering
and my tongue
nearly dried up;
I was so nervous
and
could not venture to speak
in the morning.”

2. Why Are You Afraid?
• You are at the center of attention
•Lack of experience
•Feelings of strangeness
•Fear of rejection or embarrassment
•Fear of looking stupid in front of others
•Fear that your mind will go blank

3. Effects of Anxiety
Anxiety effects people differently.
You may...
•feel your heart start beating faster
•feel your mouth getting dry
•get nauseous
•feel like fainting
•hear your voice tremble
•feel your legs or body shaking
•stutter or start speaking rapidly

4. How To get Rid Of Stage Fright?

5. Five Steps to Overcome Fear
1. Be well prepared
2. Practice
3. Have a backup
4. Reduce fear of your audience
5. Relax yourself

6. 10 Points To Remember
1. Practice, practice ,practice
2. Simple language
3. Not much history/ statistics
4. Speak clear, louder and slower
5. Don’t memories / use hand cards

7. 10 Points To Remember
6. Don’t be sentimental /never cry
7. Eat lightly before speaking
8. Develop reading habits
9. Do not steal time of audience
10. Don’t worry ,be happy.

8. SPEECH PREPARATION
• WHO AUDIENCE ?
• WHERE TO SPEAK ?
• WHEN TO SPEAK ?
• WHAT TO SPEAK ?
• WHY THIS SUBJECT ?
• HOW LONG TO SPEAK ?

9. THE OPENING
*Begin with special illustration
*Tell an appropriate story
*Ask a challenging question
*Don’t apologize
*Use a novel idea/approach
*Announce the subject directly

10. THE BODY
• *Develop your ideas
• *Stick to the main points
• *Ensure ideas are in
• proper sequence
• *Give illustrations & facts

11. THE CLOSING
*Repeat Outline, main points of speech.
*Appeal for action
*Pay sincere comments to audience
*Build a climax
*Don’t leave in mid air.
*Don’t run after the finish

12. •Entertaining
•Informative
•Motivational
•Introduction
•Welcome
•Farewell
•Thanks giving
•Winner & Looser speech
•Good & Bad news