Monday, November 19, 2007

I'd Rather Die Than Say That


This article is an excellent source of information on how to get over those pre-presentation jitters. Over 75 percent of Americans suffer from a public speaking disorder called glossophobia. It is a common joke that people are more afraid of public speaking than of death. This article includes helpful tips on how to relax and clear your head before the presentation. It gives examples of things to do and not to do. The number one thing that is emphasized as a bad thing is a word for word memorization. Memorizing it completely will be ineffective because it will create a lot of stress which makes people forget things. 93 percent of human communication is non verbal, so this means if the presentation is just recited, it will not be as good. Overall I think this article will be very useful to whomever takes the time to do the described steps.

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