Top 5 Ways To Overcome Your Fear Of Public Speaking

By Perminus Wainaina

Today for the thousandth time, you were in that meeting where you thought you had a great solution to the complicated solution the team was facing. But you didn’t say a thing. It could have saved the whole situation!

You felt like you had nothing important to add. The director kept asking for more input, but you knew you definitely didn’t want to sound stupid. You made a mistake!

In my years of practicing HR, I have had several people ask me how they can get past the confidence killers to nail the interview questions, get more visible at their work places & proof right their instincts.

Some want to be able to participate in that communication class discussion and express their ideas freely especially situations that require the input of the whole group but are being held back by their conscious selves.

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Speaking is inevitable. Your voice defines the value you bring to the organization. When you silence that voice, you minimize your value to the organization.

However, speaking up can be extremely hard especially if you are feeling awkward, want to achieve perfectionism, fear confrontation, feeling introverted or you just lack confidence.

In those cases, it first helps to figure out which of your assumptions are preventing you from contributing to the discussion.

Common reasons why you probably fear speaking in public

1. “It won’t matter if I don’t offer my ideas

They already have a lot to think about. My ideas are not important”: The mistake most Kenyan professionals make, is treating professional meetings as a performance. You feel like you don’t want to appear incompetent in front of people who will judge you and have a say in your career.

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