ch.10

In Chapter 10 “Preparing and Presenting Public Speeches” there were a lot of parts of this chapter that were very important. One part of the chapter that really stood out to me was the part on Speech Anxiety. I personally can relate to have anxiety when it comes to speaking in public. The book goes on to list 6 ways to calm yourself before your speech. Rule three is redirect your attention, for example by concentrating on a given audience member or an object with help you keep calm. My favorite of all the steps is concentrate on your message more than yourself. I will constantly worry about the way I look or the way I am talking during the time of public speeches. If there was a way for me to just concentrate on the topic at hand, I know that I will feel a lot more confident and would feel more at ease during my speech. Another part of the chapter that I know will be helpful for me in the future is when the author says “ If you do blank out, try and summarize what you’ve said so far, as this will generally reawaken your memory” This is a common issue when I make speeches, I get nervous and blank out but this is a good strategy to prevent this from happening in the future.