How to get over glossophobia

They said phobia, it must be something scary! It isn’t really, just common if you ask me. Glossophobia-the fear of public speaking is very common among students as well as older people who have never faced an audience let alone have spoken to them on a public forum.
It is very natural for any person to be nervous or anxious when he is about to go in front of a big audience to make a presentation or speech. They may be confidant of the way they handle the situation but are still apprehensive when it comes to speaking to a large crowd but a person who has glossophobia refuses to face people in meetings or while making presentations as they dread the thought of giving a speech . An audience always makes them tongue tied.

Chatterbox gives you the easiest way to make students get over this fear by introducing them to speaking in the classroom or in small groups where the crowd is generally other students and their peers. Slowly and steadily they can be sent for class debates and essay competitions in the school itself. They will gain confidence and hence prepare themselves for a bigger crowd .

Keeping oneself prepared with the topic concerned builds the ability of the student to go on stage without fear as he is well versed with the topic he is going to speak on. Instead of learning the speech word by word it is always better to know the key words and then using the same in the speech they are to deliver.

Making a presentation interesting will always keep the audience engaged and will keep them focused . Using bright and colorful presentations will help in many ways which in turn will boost the confidence of the speaker.

Focusing on a friend who is in the crowd also helps in building the confidence to speak one’s mind without the fear or stress of facing the audience and will help to ease the nerves.

It is very important to keep the audience captivated with your speech and the best way to do that is to have an interaction with crowd and taking their opinions and views on the topic . This reduces boredom and helps to gain a lot of new views and suggestions from all.

To conclude we must always remember that it is only you and no one else who can motivate your mind to face the fear and fight it out. Nervousness and palpitations are part of trying to overcome the worst. Taking deep breaths and proceeding with confidence is all that you need.