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  Nerves based on irrational fears – everyone feels nervous when it comes to public speaking.  However, the good speakers have learnt through practice and experience how to control and mask their nerves Avoiding irrational thinking – for those not used to public speaking, they spend most of their time worrying about themselves, i.e. what…

  Poor preparation (yourself, your message, the environment, no audience engagement).  Always use incremental preparation for a key speaking event rather than trying to put it all together the night before Not exerting control over your speech, i.e. try to organise as much as possible to your advantage, e.g. time of speech, presentation medium Not…

  Many people leave too much to chance when it comes to public speaking and then are surprised when the unexpected occurs during their public speaking event. Taking control of the task won’t eliminate all risks but it will reduce substantially the likelihood of an event occurring which could either interrupt or undermine your talk,…