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Stage Fright Tipsby Stephen Boyd | June 13, 2011 As I sat in the Mercantile Library on the 11th floor of a building in downtown Cincinnati, I watched window washers hanging from the side of an office building. They were washing windows at about the 24th floor of a neighboring structure. I began to get a little queasy just thinking about standing on a plank that high above the ground, actually moving my body enough to wash windows rather than hanging on for dear life. As you might have guessed, I have a terrible fear of heights. These guys make a living dangling on the side of a high-rise building each day. Fear is such a personal matter. These “high wire” performers who think nothing about swaying back and forth at such an elevation might not for any amount of money stand in front of an audience to deliver a speech. I certainly do get “butterflies in the stomach” when I speak, but I crave the challenge of holding an audience’s attention and sharing information that will be helpful to them. I don’t know what a window washer might say to me that would ease my fear of washing windows on a skyscraper, but here are some suggestions for the speaker to conquer his or her fears of speaking.
Maybe someday someone will convince me that washing windows 200 feet in the air is nothing to fear (I can’t imagine such a day), but I know these are ways that will relieve your anxiety in delivering a speech.
About the AuthorStephen D. Boyd, Ph.D., CSP, is Professor Emeritus of Speech Communication, College of Informatics, Northern Kentucky University, near Cincinnati. He presents keynotes and seminars to corporations and associations whose people want to speak and listen effectively. See additional articles and resources at http://www.sboyd.com. To book Steve, call 800-727-6520 or email him through his website. Related Links:
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