Public Speaking: Introduction to Overcoming Fear

Series Summary

People have a fear of speaking in public more than almost anything. The anxiety over a small speech can leave anyone feeling helpless and make them feel unable to stand in front of an audience. Those stricken with fear are typically embarrassed and sometimes refuse to admit there is a problem. They conceal severe apprehension about their inability to speak in front of a group and its affect on their careers.

In this free instructional video series, let a communications and public speaking expert show you how to overcome the fear of public speaking. She explains how to deal with the nervousness that accompanies the fear of public speaking. She also gives helpful tips on being prepared before and during a speech. This step-by-step video series will help you battle the fear of public speaking and after you are done, it won't be so bad.

Video Transcript

"Hi there, I'm Tracy Goodwin, and I'm the red sweater lady. And today we're going to talk about how to overcome public speaking anxiety. And I'm talking about giving a speech and getting freaked out because you have to give a speech, or during the speech itself. I don't know if you know this or not, but you probably do, one of the number one, if not the number one fear, among adults in America, is having to give a speech, or having to speak publicly. And there's really not a need to have so much anxiety. There will be a lot of anxiety with public speaking, and it might not go away because it's just a bit par for the course, but what I can do is I can teach you some great tips today to help minimize or reduce the anxiety you have about speaking, speaking in public. So let's get started."