Chapter 60 Eloquence is positive energy

Overcoming the fear of speaking in public will not only be helpful in speeches, but will have a great and subtle impact on everything we encounter in life.Only those who take up this challenge will truly perfect their character. I found that learning to speak in public is a natural way. It can not only improve people's ability to speak, but also effectively help people overcome nervousness and build up courage and self-confidence.What is the reason?It turns out that speaking in public can effectively eliminate our fear. Through years of accumulated experience, I have summed up some quick and effective speech training methods, which can allow you to quickly overcome the fear of speaking on stage after just a few weeks of practice, and can enhance your self-confidence .

First, get to the root of your fear. Here are a few situations in which public speaking can create fear: Fact #1: Fear of speaking in public is not an isolated phenomenon.A survey report by a university shows that as many as 80 to 90% of students will have the so-called "stage fear" when they first start speech classes.And in my adult education training class, almost 100% of the students had fear when they went on stage. Fact #2: A certain amount of stage dread is good for speaking, because we have an innate ability to cope with environmental challenges.So, when you feel your heart beating faster and your breathing short of breath, don't be nervous.This is a normal reaction of your body to stay alert to external stimuli as it prepares for the action to come.If this kind of physical preparation is just right, it will actually make your speech more interesting than normal, because you will be quicker and more fluent.

Fact #3: Many professional speakers admit that there is never a time when they give a speech without fear.Before nearly every speech, they are dreaded, and the dread persists until the first few sentences.If you want to be a racehorse instead of a packhorse, this kind of training is a must for a speaker.Some speakers often describe themselves as "cold as a cucumber", but it is more accurate to say: "thick as a cucumber". Second, do a good job of preparation before the speech. If you want to develop confidence and give a great speech, how can you not prepare well for it?St. John's said: "Total love will make no fear." Daniel Webster also once said that if he appeared in front of an audience without preparation, he would be as embarrassed as having no clothes on.

The following several related suggestions will make your preparations before the speech more fully. (1) Do not recite the speech verbatim. Lincoln once said: "I hate that kind of boring speech very much. The speech I like is the kind of passionate speech that sounds like wrestling with bees." It turns out that our President Lincoln likes to listen to the speaker's impromptu speech. , Free play, passionate speech.But no matter how clearly and in detail you recite your speeches, it can never be as intense as wrestling with bees. (2) Organize your pre-assembled thoughts. Years ago, Dr. Charles Leggie Brown, who lectured at Yale University, said: "Think carefully about your subject, and when it matures, it will give off fragrant thoughts...then simply put these thoughts in the Record it. As long as you can express these concepts clearly ... through this collection, you can easily arrange and organize those fragments of thought."

(3) Practice your speech in front of your friends. When your speech has been prepared to a certain extent, it is absolutely necessary to find someone to preview it.This will not only ensure that you are foolproof during the formal speech, but also know other people's opinions in advance, so that you can improve the content before the speech.Tell your friends or colleagues what you think, of course, in another extremely clever way of saying it, instead of telling it all. Third, give positive hints. Business eloquence should be built on the right attitude.Therefore, it is necessary to give yourself some positive hints often.The following methods may wish to try, I believe it will bring you unexpected gains.

(1) Be sure that your topic is meaningful. After the topic is determined, collect and organize the materials according to the plan, and chat with friends in the form of small talk.But just doing these preparations is not enough.You must also have a firm attitude, be sure that your topic selection is meaningful, and use this to motivate yourself and firmly believe in your abilities. (2) Don't think about things that affect your mood. If you always imagine that you might make a grammatical error while giving a speech, or suddenly fail in the middle of a speech, then these situations will definitely affect your mood.Before you give a speech, first focus on listening to others, and shift your attention from yourself to them so that you don't feel too much stage dread.

(3) Give yourself courage. Most speakers will have doubts about their subject matter. They always ask themselves whether the topic is suitable and whether the audience will be interested. Therefore, they are likely to change an already good topic in a single thought. At this time, negative thoughts will completely destroy your self-confidence.So, be sure to let yourself have the courage to tell yourself in light words: the content of this speech is very suitable for you, because it comes from your experience and your view of life; and you are more suitable than anyone else Give a speech on the subject; you will go all out to make it clear and brilliant in the most perfect form.