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Public Speaking...shit
Last night I had to...scratch that....I got to, do some public speaking about my life'

mikewalzman
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:51:05 +0000

Last night I had to...scratch that....I got to, do some public speaking about my life's experiences , which for me and probably everyone else in the world is one of my biggest fears. The night before I was asked to speak, I was thinking about what I should say and already getting the anxious feeling in my gut, but I didn't get anything done. Then an hour before I spoke I tried to jot down what I wanted my message to be, but still I was all over the place. Since I was speaking about myself and I've done it numerous times, I just said fuck it all just go with the flow.

When I got there I was so anxious, there were about 70-100 people. I just started praying that I would do my best and be filled with serenity so I could speak better. I also started to think, if this was my last day on earth, what would I want to share with you and would I be nervous?...probably not. I probably would care too much if I knew this was my last day on earth what you were thinking of me, so that helped a little. To be honest I'm actually more scared of more intimate setting than a huge group because I don't really have to look at everyone, I can sort of glance over and look to the back. One of my lifetime goals though is to become a great speaker and be comfortable up there, so instead of doing that, I looked around the room, making eye contact with different people.

Overall I thought I did OK. What I learned from that night is that if I want to improve in my speaking skills I must take the actions that were told to me if I want to be better at it..duhhh. So next time I will make an outline of what I want to say and practice it.

Here's a great link to the toastmasters website, on 10 Tips for Public Speaking

Much Love,

Mike Walzman

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