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Take a Public Speaking Course
As a professional speaker who specializes in leadership, personal effectiveness
and life improvement, I have the privilege of appearing on programs that feature
some of the world’s top experts like Brian Tracy, the renowned motivational
speaker, Professor John Kotter, the respected business guru, celebrities like actor
Christopher Reeve and musical superstars like Jewel. I give keynote addresses at
about seventy-five major conferences a year and speak to large audiences across
North America, in the Caribbean and in Asia. Yet very few people know that the
greatest fear of my life was once public speaking.
While I was in school, I would avoid any opportunity to speak in front of
people for fear of failure. If a teacher asked me to give an oral report to the class
or speak on a certain subject, I would always find some excuse not to. My fear of
public speaking affected my confidence and prevented me from doing many of
the things I knew in my heart I could do. It was not until I took a public speaking
course from the Dale Carnegie organization that I began to change. And once I
did, a new world unfolded for me.
I have since discovered I was not alone in my fear. It has been reported that
most people fear speaking in front of an audience even more than death itself.
Talking to a large group of people draws us out of the circle of security that we
tend to live in and forces us to confront an entirely foreign experience. But two
things can dramatically reduce your fear of public speaking (as well as any other
fear for that matter): preparation and practice. By taking a public speaking
course that will prepare you for speaking before groups and offer you a regular
forum to practice in front of a group, you will soon manage your fear and
eventually master it.

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