Tuesday, August 28, 2012
public speaking
Whether its the thought of a bunch of people that I dont know staring at
me or being analyzed by people while I am speaking, public speaking
does not come easy to me. I have a hard time opening up to people I dont
know and being put into situations and sorroundings that I am not used
to makes me extremely nervous. The strangest thing is that when i am
working in my offfice, I can become best friends with a patient and dont
get nervous at all talking to over 150 people a day that I dont know
sometimes. It is my job and what I do on an every day basis. I think
that sharing information about myself and doing it in an unfamiliar
sorrounding is what makes me so apprehensive. I hope to get better at
public speaking through this course and not fiddle with my hands while
on stage. What amuses me is how every time you finish saying something,
you sit down and start coming up with more clever things you could have
said :) oh the irony!
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Iyblogger,
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to how you feel about talking in front of people that you do not know. I believe the book called it Spotlighting where you think the audience is paying more attention then they actually are, well that definition could have my picture next to it. I tend to over analyze things and that causes me to become more nervous then is necessary. I think that it is great that you feel comfortable one on one with your patients, maybe you can take what you find comfortable about your job and apply it to this class. I wish you the best of luck and just know that you are not alone.
Hi Ilyblogger,
ReplyDeleteThe nerves diminish after a while. I used to think that people were judging my physical appearance anytime I used to get in front of a group by myself. Like the previous blogger commented, it is called the spotlight effect. I suppose I used to be more insecure about my appearance when I was younger too (darn those teenage years). If it makes you feel any better, the evening our class had to do its informal introductions nobody seemed too nervous to me. I think everyone did a good job. And that's great that you can speak to complete strangers so well at your job! I try to do that with my job too, but the people aren't always so welcoming. Anyway, I'm sure you'll do great in this class!