Chapter 1. Public Speaking Is Not Easy, But It’s Certainly Doable
If you’ve ever had to make a presentation, you know the anxiety that comes with speaking in public. Even experienced speakers can feel flustered, sweaty, anxious, and apprehensive. That’s a perfectly natural reaction to a seemingly threatening situation. And when you know you’re being evaluated, you feel even more threatened. Your perception of a threat causes you to release adrenal fluids, dilate your pupils, tense your muscles, and provokes a “fight or flight” response. You understand the consequences of not doing well, of failing to impress an audience, or not coming through for a client when it really matters. You know all too well what can go wrong.
Good public speakers tend ...
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