“Three Ps for Managing Your Speaking Anxiety.” To manage your speaking anxiety effectively you have to consider three Ps.
The first P is Participation. You have to do it. You don’t learn to speak by listening to me speak. You need to “do it”. Yes, you should apply the knowledge you have gleaned from training, coaching, reading, and observation of others. Take advantage of every opportunity to speak. This will increase your comfort and confidence and will help you develop your unique style.
The second P is Persistence. You have to continue to do it. Yes, you will have set backs. They are simply set backs. You have to stick with it. The more persistence you have the greater your opportunity to improve and become confident.
The third P is Patience. You have to be patient with yourself. You are not going to get rid of your speaking anxiety overnight. There are no silver bullets or magical pills. You have to do the work and you have to accept that you are on a journey. You don’t start off being great. You evolve into that.
So remember, in order to manage your speaking anxiety effectively, you have to Participate, you have to be Persistent and you have to be Patient.
Are you applying the 3Ps to your speaking journey?
Now go out and Make Your Voice Heard!
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