2. Stage Fright

4. Fear – A biological process by which animals, including humans, secure the necessary energy to do a job that really matters

5. Looking for Danger

6. Predator Sighted !

7. Fear Saves Lives

8. Two Sources of Ener g y Regular – food, air, & sleep Emergency - Adrenaline

9. Choices in Dealing with Fear Fight Flight t Run Away, quit, avoid Deal with & overcome the fear

10. Can you believe... More people fear speaking in public than DYING

11. Perception How YOU see something Different people can see differently and both be RIGHT

12. What does this say?

13. Optical Illustions Cont.

14. What do you see?

15. You will have less anxiety about speaking in public if your perceptions are correct

16. Perception of the Audience Most audiences are unaware of a speaker’s nervousness Most audiences want you to SUCCEED!

17. Perception of the Speech A speech is a chance to SHARE your message. It is NOT a PERFORMANCE.

18. Perception of YOURSELF We aren’t pretty, handsome, or clever enough 99% of women would change at least One thing about their looks

19. Perception of yourself cont. A mistake is not a total failure You don’t need to be perfect.