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Category: Fear
This is how anxiety medication interfere with your speech
The number of people taking anxiety medication around the world is bigger than ever. The prescriptions increased a lot in the late years, and it has an impact on your whole life. Have you ever consider what impact it may have on your presentations? Anxiety in Numbers Anxiety disorders are, currently, the most common mental…
How to apply “The Work” of Byron Katie to Public Speaking
The basis to overcome all our fears is to understand them. What is upsetting to you? What scares you? Why? What can you do about it? These are questions you must ask yourself to approach a problem in order to solve it. Eventually, if it has no solution, to accept it. You must know yourself;…
7 Famous People who fear Public Speaking
Most of us get nervous when it’s time to give a public speech or presentation. In 2014, a Chapman University Survey on American Fears, top listed Public Speaking as one of the most common fears in the country. Many other studies around the world achieved similar results: for most people, speaking in front of a…
Top 3 self-limiting beliefs in public speaking
Beliefs are part of who we are and, many times, define a culture. However, while sometimes they are excellent anchors for us to deal with the unknown or provide some logic to random happenings, there are times when they limit us. Hard to control or eliminate, self-limiting beliefs are negative assumptions we have built about…
DIY Exposure Therapy – a Practical Plan
Exposure therapy consists of exposing yourself to the situations you fear, gradually. This way you become used to them and learn how to deal with them. This is the reason our software, Virtual Orator, can be so effective. It helps you to face a scary situation (public speaking) in the safe, controlled environment of Virtual…
How to give a speech in a second language
Speaking or presenting in public is, generally, a great source of anxiety and insecurity. Doing it in a foreign language can make the experience even more overwhelming and frightening. Many of Virtual Orator’s clients are people who need to do public speaking in English, which is a second language for them. More than anything, they…
Research: Single VR Session Reduces Stress
A research study shows Virtual Orator can reduce stress in a single session, including for those with speaking experience. Results verify people truly feel they are in front of an audience and engaged in public speaking when using Virtual Orator.
Release Anxiety in a Breath
Do you feel the fear build up before you have to speak to an audience? I accidentally found a way that works for me when anxiety is building and I think it might work for others. It is simple and doesn’t require any practice to be effective. The best part? you get to channel your…
#imprompTuesdays – Your weekly public speaking training
Introducing #imprompTuesdays. Tuesdays are now the day for impromptu public speaking. What? Why? A recent research paper by Mortaji indicates that holding a weekly, low pressure impromptu speech can both significantly reduce fear and at the same time improve skills. That’s great results from just doing a simple, actionable task. It doesn’t take a lot…
The Perfect Coffee Ritual: How to Use Caffeine to Enhance Your Public Speaking Skills
Coffee and public speaking don’t mix, or do they? Caffeine can make speaking much more stressful, but can also help make training more realistic.
