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Five Minutes Can Last Forever: Especially on Facebook and UTube - Elizabeth Payea Butler |
Some say that the fear of public speaking is the most common phobia in the western world. Whether this is true or not, it is certainly the most common phobia we at My Proudest Moment get to help people with. We have worked with many members of the wedding party, but more specifically our focus is the Father-of-the-Bride, to alleviate his fear of public speaking and assist him in getting comfortable in his new role.
Individual definitions of 'public speaking' vary widely. Some just want help to feel more confident giving a short talk to two or three people, some want help to feel capable of public speaking, without fear, on a grander scale, including business presentations to clients through to being interviewed on national television. For the father of the bride, he could be speaking at a small family gathering or to hundreds of family and friends.
The good news is that this fear of public speaking can be 'unlearned', often quite rapidly. There are a whole range of techniques that can be employed to help you to 'unlearn' the fear of public speaking, and people generally find the sessions both absorbing and interesting.
This fear of public speaking manifests itself in many situations, and for people from all walks of life. It ranges from nervousness when talking to more than a couple of people in at work, to full blown panic at the mere thought of speaking in any public situation. Let the skilled team at My Proudest Moment take what you bring to us and turn it from fear to confidence.
The difference between someone with a phobia or fear of public speaking and someone who feels calm and capable when speaking is that the former frets about it in advance and the latter doesn't.
Unfortunately it is this 'fear of the fear' that is mainly responsible for you unwittingly continuing to create the problem.
We use a range of techniques in each of our packages to help you to re-pattern your thought processes, and coach you through to your proudest moment. |
