Public Speaking Fear & Presentation Anxiety

"I’d like to introduce myself, I’m um, er... hold on where are my notes?"

Dee Clayton, 0vercome public speaking fears

Don’t feed your fears

The deadline is looming in your head. You haven’t prepared. You start to feel sick. Can you phone in sick? What are the alternatives? Run down the fire escape? That's not an option which means you’re bound to end up reading from your notes or talking rubbish. It’s what you did last time, remember? Facing the audience may as well be facing the firing squad.

Any of this sound familiar?

Worst of all, those meddling Public Speaking Monkeys® start filling your head with irrational fears:
"The whole speech will go horribly wrong"...and you haven’t even started to write your script yet! Presentation anxiety often has a firm grip and unless dealt with it can lead to a phobia of presenting.
public speaking monkeys

What?

Public Speaking Monkeys® also represented by the symbol @(O_O)@ are the voices in your head responsible for:  

  • Last minute nerves when presenting
  • Acute public speaking anxiety
  • Both rational and irrational presentation fear
Familiar monkey gibberish: “You’re not good enough.” “You’ll forget what to say.” “You’ll bore them to tears.”
 
Whether you’re facing 100 delegates, or two colleagues, PSMs can strike at the worst possible moment.

Why are these Public Speaking Monkeys® an issue?

Find out more about the Public Speaking Monkeys®