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Public speaking anxiety isn't really about speaking. It's the fear of being judged. Recognizing this distinction can help you reframe the panic and move past the paralysis that comes with worrying what others think.
Public speaking anxiety isn't really about speaking. It's the fear of being judged. Recognizing this distinction can help you reframe the panic and move past the paralysis that comes with worrying what others think.
All right. Item 1 is to recognize that your fear is not a real thing. It is a perceived thing. So it's your interpretation of reality. No, no. You know, I, I, I, if I blow this speech, I could lose my job. Well, then don't blow the speech. Well, you know, they say the greatest fear is the fear of public speaking. That's absurd. Nobody's afraid of public speaking. I mean, the people who say they're terrified of public speaking have no problem Turning to their friends and saying, hey guys, the door's open now, we can go in. That's public speaking. Yeah. What you're afraid of is not public speaking, it's being judged. Exactly. If you're sitting at a dinner table and your family says, hey, how was the trip to Disneyland? And you tell them, that's public speaking. They say, hey, stand up and give us a speech, and you, you go into freeze mode. Why? Because now you're afraid of being judged.
