Zulfikar K Sheikh

Types of fear

Fear of Spiders and Insects

Fear of Heights

Fear of Snakes

Fears of Death

Fear of Speaking in Public

BIG WORDS
Communication apprehension means we are afraid to speak in public.

The clinical name for stage fright is topophobia.

Phonophobia is the fear of speaking aloud.

STAGE FRIGHT
MOST people are afraid to speak in public. 80 - 90% of adults have an intense fear of speaking in public.

STAGE FRIGHT
Carly Simon, a popular singer in the 1970s was afraid to perform in front of audiences.

STAGE FRIGHT
Winston Churchill once forgot his entire speech in a presentation to Parliament.

STAGE FRIGHT
The essence of courage is not that your heart should not quake, but that nobody else should know that it does. E. F. Benson

Causes and Remedies

Fear of Unknown

Fear of Being Humiliated

Fear of Being Judged

Lack of Confidence
Stage Fright is common for all - Understand that most of the people in the audience would be scared to death to give a speech too, and are glad that it is you and not them!

Fear of Being Inferior

Fear of Failure
Youve failed many times, although you may not remember, You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didnt you?

Fear of Failure
Dont worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you dont even try.

Fear of Rejection and Criticism