Fear Of Public Speaking

According to most studies, people state that their number one fear is public speaking and their number two is death. “This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” (Jerry Seinfeld) Even though it is one of the greatest fears, it has some of the greatest impacts. Public speaking positively impacts the world by building confidence, giving motivation, persuading others towards your opinion, and allowing people to express themselves.

Confidence is having a firm belief or trust in someone or something. It is something that is built over time. Over time, people can build confidence with public speaking. Mastering the ability to speak comfortably before a public audience is bound

When talking to an audience, if you bring up situations that people would be afraid of happening unless they did this, they are more likely to do the thing that would prevent their fear from surfacing. An example of this is like a teacher talking to her students saying that if they ever want to move out of their parents home, they need to get a good education that will in turn get them a job to pay for them to leave their parents house. This method is not the best to motivate people in a public speech, but it surely is effective.

Persuasion is the act of persuading someone to do or believe something. Public speakers are most commonly known for using persuasion. Public speakers use persuasion by trying to get audiences to believe in the things that they believe in. They try to persuade people towards their politics, religion, and who they believe is superior to

Many of the political leaders in the past and present have used persuasion in their speeches. One man in particular was known for being a bad person, but a powerful speaker. This man was Adolf Hitler. “Hitler did not trust anyone else to write his speeches for him, since he considered public speaking to be so vital to the success of political leaders. Hitler’s public speaking voice was regarded as forceful and could almost hypnotize listeners with its emotion.” (Adolf Hitler as a Speaker)

Hitler was considered not only a powerful speaker, but also an emotional speaker. At some speeches, his hands were raised in the air or gesturing in front of him with his face showing his anger and strength. He often displayed the same strong emotions, bodily animations, and hatred in his speeches. (Adolf Hitler as a Speaker) His speeches were very powerful Nazi propaganda tools. Expression is the process of making known one’s thoughts or feelings. People use public speaking to express their feelings and thoughts on to others. People share their thoughts and emotions with others through public speaking to help others feel connected with others and hear a certain situation from a particular person’s pov of that