They stand up on stage, look you in the square in eye, and speak with clarity and confidence.
Have you ever found yourself a bit "jealous."
I know I certainly have.
In fact, it kind of makes you wonder if there might be some subtle "tricks" or secrets to their technique. Perhaps they approach speaking differently than I do.
Well, after years of experience, I can honestly say these so-called "secrets" definitely exist.
I'm going to share one with you in just a moment.
However before I do so I'd like you to imagine what your life and career would be like if you were never afraid to speak in public again. How would that change your life?
Would you gain more promotions? More friends? Perhaps even more money and self confidence?
You see, the typical methods for overcome public speaking fear work...
But only to a limited degree.
In order to really squash those fears you need to think outside the box.
Let me explain.
While this may seem odd at first, one of the best ways to succeed as a public speaker is to not think of yourself as a public speaker.
Why?
Well, for starters, many of us have distorted views of what successful public speakers do. We erroneously believe in order to be successful, we need to 'mimic' what the professionals do and say.
Consequently, we try to emulate their personal characteristics because we believe those traits are responsible for their success.
This isn't the case.
The truth is most successful speakers became successful by doing things the opposite.
They didn't try and emulate others. Instead allowed themselves to be well...."themselves."
And, much to their surprise, they discovered how much fun public speaking can really be.
You can do this too.
Instead of droning on about some uninteresting subject, what if you allowed yourself to be bold, compassionate, silly, helpful, witty...or anything else you choose?
How much more fun would your presentations be?
I encourage you to try this next time you're assigned to speak. If you want to be really bold you can even take it a step further by giving your speech "unprepared." Go into it with no idea how you're going to illustrate your main points.
Try that one on for size.
In short, one of the best ways to overcoming public speaking fear is to not consider yourself to be a public speaker. Instead, allow yourself to be YOU on stage. Let your personality shine.
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