A Proven Method For Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking

According to recent reviews, Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking: A Proven Method is clearly one the best books on the subject.

In just 140 pages, this book  explains why delivering a speech or presentation to a live audience is a common problem to many people, and more importantly — how an individual can effectively overcome that problem.

Based on actual teaching experiences, the arguments used by the author are presented intelligently and with a clear and easy to follow approach:

Chapter One: Explains three main factors that intervene in creating speech anxiety.

Chapter Two: This chapter starts with a questionnaire to gauge anxiety levels, and defines the symptoms and factors associated with that common ailment (flight or fight mechanism).

Chapter Three:  This chapter recommends the adoption of a “communication orientation” instead of the prevalent “performance orientation” as the most important step in overcoming public speaking anxiety, and delivering a “good” speech.

This is consistent with the approach provided in the Killer Stand-up Online Course.

Chapter Four: Reveals an approach to achieve a comfortable and effective speech delivery. Whether it is stand-up comedy or fomal formal public speaking, you comfort in front of an audience is critical to your success.

Chapter Five: Details key points regarding speech content.

All chapters provide exercises to cement your learning and retention experience. Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking: A Proven Method was written by well-respected researcher and communication anxiety specialist Michael Motley. This brief, yet impactful handbook is a must for any course that includes public speaking. This guide offers assistance to any student or entertainer who suffers from speech anxiety or difficulty performing in front of live audiences.

In addition, this handbook offers essential advice on (more…)

For more information about Steve Roye, author of this blog and the Killer Stand-up Online Course, click here.

Tags: fear of public speaking, michael motley, presentation skills, stage fright