Almost 80% of people get a
little nervous before speaking in public. About 10% are happy speaking in front
of the audience while the other 10% are terrified of the activity, according to
Devin Bramhall, CEO at Animalz (quoted after Anderson, 2017.)
The fact is that we are not really
afraid of public speaking. We are afraid of failing in front of everyone. However,
when we are the audience, we do not want to see anybody fail, especially in
public.
“…That fear we experience is
adrenaline-based. That means that it’s unpleasant but not debilitating. And
with a little work, we can turn those butterflies to our advantage,” according
to Nick Morgan. (Forbes)
Now that your
speech is prepared, you need to concentrate not just on the wording of your
speech but also on the delivery.