Fear of public speaking or glossophobia comprises of various kinds of phobias, which include the fear of open spaces or crowds aka agoraphobia, fear of people or society (anthropophobia), fear of confined spaces (claustrophobia), fear of failure (oratychiphobia), fear of ridicule (catagelophobia), and fear of social evaluation (sociophobia).
What most of you experience is actually unwarranted automated fear response.
Or rather it is a self-created fear. It is an overwhelming feeling of anxiety or nervousness which is quite difficult to overcome.
Most of us suffer from speech anxiety is because we usually mentally ask or talk to ourselves like: “What will happen if I foul up the presentation” or "I'm going to make a fool of myself in front of so many people". We create our own fear.
How you feel at any moment in time is a result of two things.
How you feel at any moment in time is a result of two things.
Your focus and your physiology. Focus is basically what you are thinking about, your beliefs, and the language you use to yourself.
Physiology is the way you use your body; your posture, or your breathing.
So in other words, every feeling you have is determined by both focus and physiology at that moment.
If you change your physiology (body, posture, breathing, etc) and your focus (what you are thinking, beliefs, etc) instantly your feeling changes.
If you change your physiology (body, posture, breathing, etc) and your focus (what you are thinking, beliefs, etc) instantly your feeling changes.
For example, if you stand with a confidence posture, head up and breath deeply while talking about exciting stuff, physiologically you won't feel nervous or sad.
In Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), there is this process called "Anchoring". So what is anchoring? You have already experienced anchoring all these times.
In Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), there is this process called "Anchoring". So what is anchoring? You have already experienced anchoring all these times.
You see whenever you experience something unique and you are in an intense emotional state, be it good or bad, your nervous system creates a link between the experience and the feeling. Anchors are stimuli that call forth states of mind of thoughts and emotions.
These anchors work automatically and you may not be aware of the triggers.
A very simple example would be the romantic movie you watched with your partner on your first real date. Since at that time, you were in the intense emotional state of being in love. Now if you were to watch that movie again, the feeling of being in love rushes back to your mind.
A very simple example would be the romantic movie you watched with your partner on your first real date. Since at that time, you were in the intense emotional state of being in love. Now if you were to watch that movie again, the feeling of being in love rushes back to your mind.
It works by linking a great experience from your past to a simple action you carry out in the present.
It is your mind which created a link or an anchor between a powerful feeling (in love) and a unique stimulus (the romantic movie).
It is your mind which created a link or an anchor between a powerful feeling (in love) and a unique stimulus (the romantic movie).
Anchoring can help to transform how you feel when speaking in front of people by deliberately creating a link with some kind of unique stimulus.
You got to create a stimulus which you can link back to give you that confidence in public speaking.
You got to create a stimulus which you can link back to give you that confidence in public speaking.
You can make use of your past to a time when you felt really confident, resourceful, enthusiastic and in control. It doesn't have anything to do with speaking.
It could be learning to play the guitar, or you can even make it up a an imaginary positive powerful event. As so long as it makes you feel really confident, resourceful, enthusiastic and in control.
By creating a powerful anchor, so at anytime you are in front of a group of people doing your presentation or speaking, you are automatically energized, confident and ready to speak with confident.
You need a physical trigger that you will use to fire your anchor and immediately recall your powerful, positive feelings.
By creating a powerful anchor, so at anytime you are in front of a group of people doing your presentation or speaking, you are automatically energized, confident and ready to speak with confident.
You need a physical trigger that you will use to fire your anchor and immediately recall your powerful, positive feelings.
Just something as subtle and simple as squeezing a thumb and middle finger together for a few moments.
Then you recall that time when you felt confident, resourceful, and enthusiastic and in control.
Then you recall that time when you felt confident, resourceful, and enthusiastic and in control.
Let this positive thought inside you grows clearer, more intense until it reaches its peak, then fire your anchor.
Keep doing it and each time you do it the link between your action and the powerful, positive feelings becomes stronger and stronger.
So this is how you create a tool called anchoring which can help to be confident in public speaking. With anchoring, you can become the master of your emotions.
So this is how you create a tool called anchoring which can help to be confident in public speaking. With anchoring, you can become the master of your emotions.
That is another way on how to overcome the fear of public speaking. [image]
