Ch. 2 Building Confidence What do you do when you experience stage fright? Ch. 2 Building Confidence

What does the following mean to you? “Public Speaking is no more difficult than breathing, using chopsticks, or tying a bow tie…. …The mysterious becomes simples…once you know how to do it” – Charles Osgood

Objectives - SWBAT Discuss what confidence means and how it is a vital element in effective speaking Recognize the realities of stage fright and how you can appropriately deal with the problem Realize the value of perception as it applies to confidence in your speaking Implement the planks of confidence in your speaking

What is confidence? The feeling you have when you believe that you are capable of handling a situation successfully. What are you confident about?

What is Fear? stage fright communication apprehension Aka afraid of speaking 80 to 90% of people are afraid to speak in public also a “emergency energy system” uses adrenaline to keep people going fight or flight reaction occurs phobia—irrational fear

Class Poll Set up your paper with your name, Date, & Topic: Stage Fright Take a class inventory of at least 10 students and find out what they consider the most outstanding traits of a “confident” person. After- answer the following:1. why is being confident important in the business world? 2. Can Confidence be taken too far? 3. Analyze how confidence can be a positive and a negative.

Stage Fright- What are the symptoms? forget words sick to stomach flushed face dizzy fast heartbeat shortness of breath wobbly legs

Answer the following- Many people experience physical symptoms when they know they are going to speak. What are 2 reasons why these symptoms occur?

Reasons for symptoms? 1. Our bodies are being flooded with energy! 2. dislike evaluation/judgment don’t believe in what you’re saying lack of self-esteem Environmental factors Previous bad experience

Establishing an Accurate Perception Perception refers to how you see things. Having an accurate perception can help you learn more about yourself, your objectives, and other people. Inaccurate perception can cause you to blow things out of proportion, make a problem greater than it is.

Your Perception of the Audience speakers feel like they are being “Watched” Studies show that most audiences ignore mistakes/awkwardness. It’s actually rare that the viewer sees anxiety

Your Perception of the Speech How do you currently view a speech? speech—a chance to say something meaningful to others don’t think of it as a performance or show it is a reflection of YOU!

Your Perception of Yourself influences your speech performance like who you are accept that mistakes will happen self-esteem builds from recovering from failure and mistakes build confidence by facing problems and adversity if mistakes happen, laugh at yourself

Story Time! Let’s hear a story!

Let’s work on Stage Fright!

List 4 symptoms of stage fright and how you can “get over it” Warm up- List 4 symptoms of stage fright and how you can “get over it”

How do I “get over it”? Be prepared Rehearse Mirror, Audio/video Friends/family Behave confidently! (yes, fake it) Exercise Eat a good meal (no sugar) Get plenty of sleep Deep breaths

What elements make up confidence?

Planks of Confidence There are 10 Planks of Confidence Content Organization Notes Friendliness Impression Dedication Empathy Newness Conviction Enthusiasm

Content- Have something Worthwhile to say! Build a relevant message! Have SOLID CONTENT- RESEARCH! More than just google Don’t base speaking on assertions or emotional appeals ONLY – Have facts

Organization Have some type of outline that is easy for you and your audience to follow Have a MAIN IDEA, CLEAR ANALYSIS, SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Don’t rely on “spontaneity of the moment”

Notes Jot down your ideas in a brief, directed form Have a notecard! AVOID: Having too many words on a single notecard Having too many notecards Notes provide a memory springboard!

Friendliness Be FRIENDLY! Display friendliness and see how the audience reacts- should be positive With friendliness the audience will forgive if you make a mistake

Impression Getting off to a good start is essential! Your opening statement How you present yourself

Dedication PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! Take time to actually SAY the WORDS you WROTE! Gain a command of your information PRACTICE LOOKING AT PEOPLE

Empathy Know how it feels to feel that way. Don’t assume that you are the only one with problems during your day! Figure out how your audience feels!

Newness Apply some Originality Take a different approach! Start with an anecdote! Start with a quote BE NEW!

Conviction Believe in what you say! “One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest of odds” How can you take “My Summer Vacation” and turn it into a piece full of life?

Enthusiasm GET FIRED UP! Inspire your audience!

How Do I remember all of these?