Chapter 2 Confidence The feeling you have when you believe that you are capable of handling a situation successfully What is Fear Stage fright communication apprehension means that a person is afraid to speak usually in public situations ID: 290587
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Understanding Stage Fright
Chapter
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Confidence
The feeling you have when you believe that you are capable of handling a situation successfully.Slide3
What is Fear?
Stage fright
(communication apprehension) means that a person is afraid to speak usually in public situations.
Fear
: is a biological process by which animals, including humans, secure the necessary energy to do a job that really matters – one that might potentially result in physical and/or psychological injury.
Regular: energy system is based on the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the sleep we get.
Emergency: mainly in the form of adrenaline. Fight or flight syndrome
Phobia:
persistent irrational fearSlide4
Who Gets Frightened in Front of an Audience?
Jerry Seinfeld, “What this means is that if we are at a funeral, we would rather be the person in the casket – rather than be the one who is supposed to deliver the eulogy!”
Why do we fear speaking?
Bodies are flooded with energy because they’re preparing for what they perceive to be an emergency situation.
We don’t like to be evaluated or judged.Slide5
Establishing an Accurate Perception
Perception:
refers to how you see things.
Gain an awareness and understanding of a person, an idea, or a situation.
Inaccurate perceptions cause us to blow things out of proportion, make a problem greater than it really is, and become our own worst enemies.Slide6
Your Perception of the Audience
“Studies on how well an audience perceives anxiety should comfort nervous speakers. Researchers have found that most report noticing little or no anxiety in a speaker. Even when individuals are trained to detect anxiety cues and are instructed to look for them, there is little correlation between their evaluations and how anxious speakers actually felt.”
Michael Motley
Psychology Today
Your audience will ignore or forgive any type of mistake or awkwardness if audience members feel that you are genuinely interested in them and trying to share with them.Slide7
Your Perception of the Speech
You should see speaking as an opportunity to share something you consider valuable – your message – with your audience.Slide8
Your Perception of Yourself
A speaker can build confidence by recognizing personal worth and not fearing failure.Slide9
Examining the Planks of Confidence
Content
Have something
worthwile
to say.
Don’t base your speaking on assertions or emotional appeals only.
Spend time building an evidence file that shows appropriate documentation for the research you did.
Organization
Have an outline that is easy for both you and your audience to follow.
Must have a main idea/main point being addressed, clear areas of analysis, and supporting evidence that fits.
An introduction that leads to the thesis statement and a conclusion that summarizes the areas of analysis and provides some ending emotional appeal.Slide10
Examining the Planks of Confidence Cont.
Notes
Jot down your ideas in a brief, directed form.
Avoid having too many words on a single notecard and having too many notecards.
Friendliness
Be congenial
Receive positive feedback from audience results of conveying a warm, friendly attitude.Slide11
Examining the Planks of Confidence Cont.
Impression
Getting off to a good start is essential in building confidence.
Refers to the way you are dressed and groomed.
Dedication
Practice. Practice. Practice.
Empathy
Know how it feels to feel the say way others feel.
A sincere understanding of the feelings, thoughts, and motives of others.
Work for common groundSlide12
Examining the Planks of Confidence Cont.
Newness
Apply some originality.
Taking a different approach to discussing your topic in a unique way.
Conviction
Believe in what you say.
Shows that you take your topic seriously.
If you are confident about the importance of your message, then you audience is more likely to be persuaded.Slide13
Examining the Planks of Confidence Cont.
Enthusiasm
Get fired up!
Intellectually: your mind is sharp and alert
Physically: your body is actively involved