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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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!

13. 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

14. Story Time!
Let’s hear a story!

15. Let’s work on Stage Fright!

16. 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”

17. 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

18. What elements make up confidence?

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

20. 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

21. 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”

22. 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!

23. 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

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

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

26. 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!

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

28. 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?

29. Enthusiasm
GET FIRED UP!
Inspire your audience!

30. How Do I remember all of these?