Post on 17-Aug-2015
Dr. Prabath Karunanayake
MBBS, MBA in HRM, PGDipPsych, PGDipOH&SDirector HR, China Harbour Engineering Company
Lead Consultant, Prabath Karunanayake Assocaites
30th June 2015
Be a
Better Communicatorat Work
OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF PUBLIC
SPEAKING
What is a phobia?
a persistent fear of an object or situation,
typically disproportional to the
actual danger, often being
recognized as irrational,
in which the sufferer commits to great
lengths in avoiding.
Confront your fears The audience hates me
My PowerPoint will crash
I have nothing interesting to say, and the audience will be bored by my presentation I’ll forget everything that I
wanted to say I’ll run out of time or I’ll finish way too early
People can’t understand me because I talk too quickly or too softly when I’m nervous I will do something embarrassing
Prepare, prepare, prepare …
Resist making a speech that you don’t want to make
Select an appropriate topic Research the topic from different sources Organize your information in a simple
pattern that the audience can easily recognize
Create a speech outline Write the speech Apply gestures, staging, and vocal variety
Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse …
Re-create the speech setting Capture internal feelings and stop to take
notes Experiment with different voices,
gestures, or staging Time the speech allowing time for pauses
and delays due to audience response Solicit feedback from others Use all that you learn to edit your speech
and make it better
Visualize success
Get physicalHAKINI MUDRABoosts the brain,
improves concentration, activates memory,
generates ideasBREATHINGDeep breathingCalming sighKapala-bathi pranayama
WARM-UP THE SYSTEMTake a brief walk outsideDo some stretching exercisesClench the fists and release