When I think of speaking infront of an audience I become very nervous. It is not the fact that I think I am going to forget what I am supposed to say, it is that I do not like the fact that all eyes are on me. In the past I have preferred doing group presentations because I know that the audience is focused on more than one person. During my senior year of highschool I had to present a lot of projects. The biggest presentation I had to give that year was my speech that went along with my senior research paper. It was ten minutes long and I remember dreading the day of speeches when the project first got assigned. I was psyching mysef out and setting myself up for failure. The day of speeches came quickly and when it was my turn, I began to feel sick to my stomach. I knew my topic well which eased my nerves and before I knew it, the speech was over. I had accomplished it without any mistakes and I left the class feeling really good about the grade I would recieve.
In chapter 2, it mentions uncertainty about the audience's response. I feel that this is significant to the way I feel because when giving a speech I am constantly questioning what the audience is going to think. I am always afraid of messing up and I start to wonder what the audience will say if I do so. Even if I personally know every person in the room, I feel that the audience's response is what makes me so nervous to give speeches.
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I agree with you, I also think of what the audience is going to think about what I am saying. Either they can agree or disagree and that makes me nervous. What I find helpful is just getting through the speech, and addressing all of my points, before I think of peoples' opinions.
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