When I have to give a speech, I get really nervous a couple minutes before I have to go up. Before that, I tend to feel fine. I’m usually only a little nervous, but as soon as I sense that it’s almost time for me to go up, I get super nervous. My stomach feels like it’s churning, and I get this sense of dread. Once I’m finally up at the front, there are a few things that may happen to me. I used to start to shake, but that has slowly been going away the more times I’ve done presentations. What usually happens is I’ll start to speed up my speaking pace. I’m not aware of it right away, but a little while in I’ll realize I’m speaking way too fast. When I’m talking, I’m usually pretty focused and can get my information across fairly easily. The only thing that distracts me is the little voice in my head reminding me to look out at the audience. I used to be really bad about doing that, but it’s engrained into me now. …show more content…
This is my earliest memory of having to give a big graded speech. I was completely terrified. I was physically shaking severely, and I was speaking so quickly it’s a wonder anyone was able to understand me. This was one of the instances I had to force myself to look up from my notecards, as well. It ended up being a decent speech from what people told me, but I thought it had gone horribly due to my shaking and rapid pace. In sophomore year, we had to do another speech. This one was done with a group which I think helped my nerves quite a bit. If there are people speaking with me, I find that I don’t get nervous, shaky, or talk at the speed of light. It also wasn’t a super formal setting which helped me, as
Ever since I was in middle school, people always told me that I’m quiet and shy. Having said that, I never felt comfortable communicating with people I didn't know that well. That also includes speaking or presenting in front of a class. According to my family and friends, I’m the complete opposite, because they claim that I’m talkative. Being shy and nervous did affect my schoolwork. I wouldn’t raise my hand in class that often, because I didn’t feel comfortable enough. When I was in 6th grade, my teacher would always call up students to share something they liked about a story they read. When the teacher called out my name, my heart started pounding, my hands were shaking and my mind went completely blank. I was so nervous to the point where I felt like I was going to pass out any moment. That’s when I asked the teacher if I could excuse myself to go to the bathroom. She didn’t mind that request so I tried to calm myself down by washing my face and breathing. After class, my teacher and I discussed my inability to present in front of a class. She was obliging, because she agreed to help me overcome being shy and to help boost my self-confidence. Shyness and nervousness also stopped me from participating in activities and obtaining opportunities. In 10th grade, my Chemistry teacher suggested a film festival, because she was aware that I loved filmmaking. At first, I considered the idea, because I’ve never done anything like it before. Having thought about it, I then realized that I was going to have my movie up on a full screen where
During my demonstration speech, I was affected by my speech anxiety. Some of the viewable symptoms were the shaking of my hands and also the stuttering of speech. I was able to control myself and relax after I started getting into my information. I did use some of the suggested relaxation techniques to relieve my anxiety. Before I got up to speak I thought confident of myself to help give me courage and confidence.
As I get closer, my heart pumps faster and my hands begin to shake. I do not know why there are so many nerves acting up, it’s not like this is the first event I am performing in. On the other hand, many bull riders, steer wrestlers, etc. get nervous before performing. Slowly, the line moves. Dancer is getting anxious, making it difficult to keep him restless. Before I begin the run, I say a prayer for safety and a great performance.
When I entered my first college class, I felt slightly nervous. When I sat down in my Oral Communications class at 8:00 AM, I was thinking “How did I get here. I did this?” and “Did I lock the door when I left?”. I also thought “Will I be able to keep up?” and “What did I get myself into”. I remember feeling the same way about high school transitioning from middle school, but later I felt more comfortable about being in high school and the same happened in college too. Oral Communications helped with me through
My informative speech was overall well composed and delivered. Throughout my speech, I was able to use my hand gestures to convey the message that correlated to the words that I was speaking. At times, however, my I spoke too quickly, which caused me to over my words at times. Additionally, I struggled with the pronunciation of a few of the authors names. There were two incidences where my my transitions for one point to another lacked fluidity. Having written the outline and chosen the topic the day before, I had little time to review and go over the different things I would be covering in my speech. As a result, my delivery suffered. If I were to put in more effort into the the outlining, sources, and topic of my speech, the of my speech would come more naturally. Nevertheless, the passion that I had for my topic was visible in my
Coming into speech class, I mentally and physically prepared myself for what was in store. I never really like giving speeches, especially impromptu speeches. Signing up for speech was hard for me to do because I absolutely did not want to take it and was considering not taking it in high school and wishing that I would never have to take it. My fears for COMM 101 was being judged. I am not really one to care about what people think about me, but something about public speaking gives me a fear that people will judge me if I stutter or not be able to complete a speech. I just wanted to do my best in this class and just breeze through this class and get it over with. Getting up in front of the class for my first speech, was petrifying for me
On occasion, the reason as to why I am silent, could be because I hadn’t completely understood the material. In order to fix this issue, reviewing the resources given would help gain confidence with answers. Along with the fact that talking in front of people can make me nervous, it is the thought of my peers that stresses me. Learning to care less about what other people think would assist in lowering how nervous I get when
Blood pressure starts to rise. Your mouth dries out. Hands and knees tremble as your start to sweat. Nausea creeps in as you might begin feeling dizzy. Your mind seems to blank out and you have trouble remembering what is supposed to happen next. These are all symptoms of stage fright.
I scored a 66 out of 120. I was not surprised about my score because I tend to get very nervous before speaking in front of an audience. I become extremely intense and I tend to speak faster than usual. Being aware that more people fear public speaking is calming but during the act of actually speaking, I do not think that would come to mind. When I speak in front audiences I constantly think about not making an error, and finishing up my speech. At my high school graduation I had to deliver the salutatorian address. Before going on stage I felt like I couldn’t breathe, I was panicking. When I actually got on stage I began to speak faster than I should have, although I got my message across. My speech would have been much better if only I had
While reading the first assigned sections I now realize that public speaking is not seen as an easy task for many. According to the Speak With Courage textbook In the early 1970s, psychologists popularized the term “comfort zone.” For me public speaking is all about getting outside of my comfort zone and pushing myself to not only become better as a speaker but also more confident as a person. On multiple occasions right before it is my turn to speak in front of a large crowd I catch myself becoming extremely nervous and fidgety. After I finish speaking in front of the crowd I feel a huge sense of accomplishment. The Speak with courage textbook goes on to explain that students who fear the most will grow the most. I live with a sense of hope
I’ve always known that public speaking wasn’t my favorite due to the unruly heart rate caused by it. I am a hardworking student and always have been. I do my homework, I pass tests, I get good grades, but as soon as I am up in front of a class, I’m back in this shell. It is unbelievably discouraging.
The more I thought of speaking in front of a crowd of people, the more I started to feel uneasy. My legs began to feel weak, my palms were sweaty, and my breathing was irregular. This all began when I was little, I would always get this nervous feeling in my stomach when talking to anyone. I felt that every time I would try to talk to someone, I was afraid of saying the wrong thing. I developed this habit where I use my hands to express my feelings and I sometimes stutter. I would always have my hands in a snapping motion and I would sometimes talk too fast, at some point I get lost of what I am trying to say. Although I cannot do anything about my small stuttering problem, the movement of my hands gave me a sense of calmness and made me feel less anxious; however, during my first speech, my professor told me that the movement of my hands became a distraction to the audience and unclear vocal output would result in a deduction of my grade. If I wanted to get an A in the class, I had to abstain from presenting my bad
Throughout this semester in this this class, I have been faced with a tremendous amount of challenges, some that stumbled me, some that I in a way even conquered. This class has caused me many sleepless nights and a few nervous breakdowns. If I had to describe this class in two words, it would be an all around awkward struggle. Although, I’d have to say, I have seen such an enormous change in myself as well as my confidence throughout the duration of this semester. I have battled, conquered, and completely overcame things I never honestly knew I was able to. In my own opinion, I consider myself a better public speaker all around, both physically and mentally from where I have began. I find myself getting less and less nervous every time it
I prepared well for the questions before attending the seminar, and I was very confident. However, I felt like my confidence went downhill just before the interview, as my mind began to think negatively. I felt anxious and nervous before the interview. I think my fellow team members noticed my anxiousness with the change of my