Is That Really Me Giving That Confident Presentation?
Are there actually more people in the world who are afraid of speaking in front of others than in dying? Yes, 54 percent of adults are more afraid of public speaking than death! What are we afraid of? Messing up? Being rejected? Feeling foolish? Judgment? Unsure if our audience will think we do not know what we are talking about? Have your normally dry palms become so sweaty you could not even hold onto a football? When you speak, does that upper lip suddenly get stuck to your front teeth? Do you feel like you just swallowed a large walnut?
If you are you among the 54 percent of the adults who are afraid of public speaking, you are missing one of the most powerful ways to market ...
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