Six Steps to Stress-Free Speaking

If you're like many people, the very thought of getting up in front of a large group of people and speaking, makes you want to run and hide. Public speaking is the #1 fear in adult Americans. It ranks over the fear of death. You may have heard the joke, “If you attend a funeral, you’d rather be in the coffin than giving the eulogy”!  Speaking public causes stress at work, at parties, and in school. As you know, it can create discomfort, embarrassment, fear, apprehension, sadness. Public speaking stress can hold you back from career success and social comfort.  The best thing to help you overcome nervousness about public speaking is to do it a lot.  Here are six simple steps to help take the stress out of public speaking.