Comments on: Do you Fear Public Speaking Death?

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:49:20 +0000

I wonder how many people have ever feared they were going to die while watching a Powerpoint presentation?

By: Lisa Braithwaite

Lisa Braithwaite — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:42:00 +0000

Just don’t get too close to the edge of the stage. . .

By: Jonathan Wells

Jonathan Wells — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:57:11 +0000

Have you ever noticed that the anticipation of pain that we think my result from a certain action is generally much worse than the actual experience? Here’s an example, if you’ve ever done any public speaking it’s usually the 10 or 15 minutes before you get on stage that creates the greatest anxiety. You may experience an increased heart rate, a rise in body temperature and a nauseous feeling in your stomach. All this is caused by your estimation of what the experience will be like, not by the actual experience.

By: Ellen Taliaferro, MD

Ellen Taliaferro, MD — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:13:22 +0000

I love these facts. Every once in awhile a new study comes out showing that more Americans are afraid of public speaking than they are of dying. Once, when I was a young, deer-in-the-headlights fledgling speaker, such a study appeared on the front page of the Denver Post. That morning I followed a speaker who began his talk saying that he was nervous speaking to so many people but it did console him to know that most of the people in the audience would rather be dead than up on the platform where he was….

By: Harrison McLeod - JCM Enterprises

Harrison McLeod - JCM Enterprises — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:10:09 +0000

I guess I like to live dangerously, I blog, and ride a motorcycle. Not at the same time though, I’m not that much of a thrill seeker.