Comments on: Fear of Public Speaking http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2007/03/fear-of-public-speaking/ Better thinking -- Better speaking -- Better living Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:44:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jag Senghera http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2007/03/fear-of-public-speaking/#comment-7551 Jag Senghera Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:47:11 +0000 http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2007/03/fear-of-public-speaking/#comment-7551 The only reason people fear public speaking is because they don’t want to make a fool of themselves. I think as long as you don’t give a damn about other people and do everything that excites you then most people won’t have an issue with public speaking. The best solution is to do the darn things that fear us the most. At least you walk away with a experience. The only reason people fear public speaking is because they don’t want to make a fool of themselves. I think as long as you don’t give a damn about other people and do everything that excites you then most people won’t have an issue with public speaking. The best solution is to do the darn things that fear us the most. At least you walk away with a experience.

]]> By: Ted Demopoulos http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2007/03/fear-of-public-speaking/#comment-7179 Ted Demopoulos Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:10:21 +0000 http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2007/03/fear-of-public-speaking/#comment-7179 I told my kids today I'm going to start teaching singing lessons. Problem is I can't sing. Even my 2 year old yells "Stop Stop!" But those who horrify others sometimes teach. I speak a lot. Sometimes people even pay me. Even if they throw things at me (a check in advance, or at least 50%, is a GREAT thing). The interesting thing, or perhaps the only value I'm adding here, is it amazes me which talks make me better. I just spoke at a sub-basement-annex of Harvard Law School for free very old pizza, to an audience of less than "two score" (whatever that means), and learned a lot about speaking. Maybe it was the lack of pressure? Maybe the direct feedback? Maybe because I gave a totally different pressure free talk? It amazes me "when" I learn -- at unexpected times. I merely expected an interesting time, and free "not to old" pizza. I told my kids today I’m going to start teaching singing lessons. Problem is I can’t sing. Even my 2 year old yells “Stop Stop!” But those who horrify others sometimes teach.

I speak a lot. Sometimes people even pay me. Even if they throw things at me (a check in advance, or at least 50%, is a GREAT thing).

The interesting thing, or perhaps the only value I’m adding here, is it amazes me which talks make me better. I just spoke at a sub-basement-annex of Harvard Law School for free very old pizza, to an audience of less than “two score” (whatever that means), and learned a lot about speaking. Maybe it was the lack of pressure? Maybe the direct feedback? Maybe because I gave a totally different pressure free talk?

It amazes me “when” I learn — at unexpected times. I merely expected an interesting time, and free “not to old” pizza.

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