Questions and Answers
What is the best way to reduce public speaking anxiety?
Think about the audience
How can a speaker connect with the audience?
Make sustained eye contact
What triggers public speaking anxiety?
Fear of being watched
How can a speaker become more generous?
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What is the best way to calm the amygdala?
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Study Notes
- Public speaking anxiety is in our DNA and is triggered by the fear of being watched.
- To calm the amygdala, we need to focus on helping the audience instead of ourselves.
- When we do this, we feel less nervous and are more generous.
- To become a generous speaker, start by thinking about the audience and focusing on their needs.
- Nerves tend to run high before presentations, but by focusing on helping the audience and making eye contact, the speaker can overcome their nerves.
- Making sustained eye contact with one person per thought is the best way to connect with the audience and make them feel like you are talking just to them.
- Practicing this technique more than three consecutive times usually decreases speaking anxiety.
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