7 Little Tricks to Speak in Public with No Fear There was once a time when I had no fear. I was 11 years old and I entered a story telling competition. I was confidently telling the story and captured everyone’s attention until suddenly I heard a voice from just in front of the stage commenting about my nose. It’s totally disastrous from that moment on. I lost focus and forgot the script altogether. That’s the exact time that I began to have a certain fear of public speaking. Over the years, I finally overcome my fear of public speaking. I can now speak at any function unprepared and even though the nervousness is still there, I am able to control it. It was not easy but I made it with some help from books and a few techniques I developed myself. Hopefully these tricks will be able to help you as they had helped me in overcoming fear of public speaking.1. Admit nervousness All you have to do is admit that you are a bit nervous speaking to your audience. When you do this, the audience will be more forgiving if your nervousness shows up later on. More importantly you will feel more relaxed now that they are not expecting a world-class presentation. Imagine their surprise when you gave them the best presentation ever despite your nervousness. The best way to do this is by joking about it. Here’s an example of a good one. "On the way here, only God and I knew what I will be presenting. (looking a bit nervous) Now, only God knows."2. Redefine your audience Redefine your audience generally means changing how you see your audience. Instead of seeing them as lecturers who are evaluating you, maybe you can convince yourself that they are all fellow students who are in queue to present after you. They are all equally nervous so there is no reason why you should be too. Or perceive them as long lost friends that you haven’t seen for 10 years. This way you can maintain eye contact trying to figure out where you have seen him before. To the audiences, they will see a very friendly and personal presentation. Do not try to convince yourself that they are babies in diapers or that nobody is around as suggested by some books. It is very hard to convince yourself that no one is around when you are actually speaking to them.3. Invest in visual aids Imagine a presentation with beautiful PowerPoint slides and even more impressive notes given to each of your audience members. Half of the time, their eyes wiI1 not be on you. They will read through the notes and your fancy slides. This will help a lot as you can then speak to the people who are not looking at you. When they look at you, you just change your focus to other people who are not looking. Giving a speech to people who are not looking at you is always easier.4. Make mistakes intentionally This is another trick I encourage you to try. Once I "accidentally" dropped my notes on the floor, and while picking them up, I warned the audiences that the presentation will be more confusing after this. I heard some laughter from the floor. The idea is to gain control of your audience. If you can make them laugh and be more interactive with you, your presentation will have that casual feel to it which will make it more memorable than others. Ultimately you will find it easier to do.5. Speak to one person at a time One of the most terrifying things about public speaking is the crowd. Just by looking at the crowd, all in silence just to hear you speak, will send shivers down your spine. To overcome this, you just need to speak to one person at a time. Choose one member of your audience and dedicate your whole presentation to him or her. Just assume that everyone else is not paying attention. When someone asks you a question, change your focus to that person and answer the question as if the two of you are in a coffee shop chatting away. Isn’t that the most relaxing way to handle a crowd 6. Be impressive with personal opinion Just like blogging, everyone can copy an article and paste it onto their biog. However, people read blogs not only to know about things happening but to know what that particular blogger’s opinion is on the matter. When you speak or give a presentation, try to squeeze in a few of your personal thoughts on the matter. Of course these should be prepared early on. However, you should make it as if the ideas are "just in" while you are presenting. That will differentiate your presentation from the rest, and when you see the interested look on the faces of your audience, it will elevate your presentation to another new level, a level where you start having fun.7. Have fun experimenting This is the most important tips of all. Have fun with the crowd. Try new ways to give the best presentation to your audience. Maybe experiment with a new funny approach, or walk around the hall instead of being static on the stage. Have fun with experimenting on human behavior and you will see that public speaking is not that bad after all. Remember that there are no failures, only different results. Have fun!The author has come to conquer his fear of public speaking by ______. A．making as much unprepared speech as possibleB．forgetting about his nervousnessC．tricks from books and personal experiencesD．asking for help from experts
7 Little Tricks to Speak in Public with No Fear There was once a time when I had no fear. I was 11 years old and I entered a story telling competition. I was confidently telling the story and captured everyone’s attention until suddenly I heard a voice from just in front of the stage commenting about my nose. It’s totally disastrous from that moment on. I lost focus and forgot the script altogether. That’s the exact time that I began to have a certain fear of public speaking. Over the years, I finally overcome my fear of public speaking. I can now speak at any function unprepared and even though the nervousness is still there, I am able to control it. It was not easy but I made it with some help from books and a few techniques I developed myself. Hopefully these tricks will be able to help you as they had helped me in overcoming fear of public speaking.1. Admit nervousness All you have to do is admit that you are a bit nervous speaking to your audience. When you do this, the audience will be more forgiving if your nervousness shows up later on. More importantly you will feel more relaxed now that they are not expecting a world-class presentation. Imagine their surprise when you gave them the best presentation ever despite your nervousness. The best way to do this is by joking about it. Here’s an example of a good one. "On the way here, only God and I knew what I will be presenting. (looking a bit nervous) Now, only God knows."2. Redefine your audience Redefine your audience generally means changing how you see your audience. Instead of seeing them as lecturers who are evaluating you, maybe you can convince yourself that they are all fellow students who are in queue to present after you. They are all equally nervous so there is no reason why you should be too. Or perceive them as long lost friends that you haven’t seen for 10 years. This way you can maintain eye contact trying to figure out where you have seen him before. To the audiences, they will see a very friendly and personal presentation. Do not try to convince yourself that they are babies in diapers or that nobody is around as suggested by some books. It is very hard to convince yourself that no one is around when you are actually speaking to them.3. Invest in visual aids Imagine a presentation with beautiful PowerPoint slides and even more impressive notes given to each of your audience members. Half of the time, their eyes wiI1 not be on you. They will read through the notes and your fancy slides. This will help a lot as you can then speak to the people who are not looking at you. When they look at you, you just change your focus to other people who are not looking. Giving a speech to people who are not looking at you is always easier.4. Make mistakes intentionally This is another trick I encourage you to try. Once I "accidentally" dropped my notes on the floor, and while picking them up, I warned the audiences that the presentation will be more confusing after this. I heard some laughter from the floor. The idea is to gain control of your audience. If you can make them laugh and be more interactive with you, your presentation will have that casual feel to it which will make it more memorable than others. Ultimately you will find it easier to do.5. Speak to one person at a time One of the most terrifying things about public speaking is the crowd. Just by looking at the crowd, all in silence just to hear you speak, will send shivers down your spine. To overcome this, you just need to speak to one person at a time. Choose one member of your audience and dedicate your whole presentation to him or her. Just assume that everyone else is not paying attention. When someone asks you a question, change your focus to that person and answer the question as if the two of you are in a coffee shop chatting away. Isn’t that the most relaxing way to handle a crowd 6. Be impressive with personal opinion Just like blogging, everyone can copy an article and paste it onto their biog. However, people read blogs not only to know about things happening but to know what that particular blogger’s opinion is on the matter. When you speak or give a presentation, try to squeeze in a few of your personal thoughts on the matter. Of course these should be prepared early on. However, you should make it as if the ideas are "just in" while you are presenting. That will differentiate your presentation from the rest, and when you see the interested look on the faces of your audience, it will elevate your presentation to another new level, a level where you start having fun.7. Have fun experimenting This is the most important tips of all. Have fun with the crowd. Try new ways to give the best presentation to your audience. Maybe experiment with a new funny approach, or walk around the hall instead of being static on the stage. Have fun with experimenting on human behavior and you will see that public speaking is not that bad after all. Remember that there are no failures, only different results. Have fun!The author has come to conquer his fear of public speaking by ______. A．making as much unprepared speech as possibleB．forgetting about his nervousnessC．tricks from books and personal experiencesD．asking for help from experts
题目解答
答案
C
解析
考查要点：本题主要考查学生对文章主旨的把握能力，需要从作者的个人经历和文中明确表述中提取关键信息。
解题核心思路：
- 定位关键段落：文章开头和结尾部分明确提到作者克服恐惧的方法。
- 区分干扰项：需注意选项中“书籍”和“个人经验”是并列关系，而其他选项（如“即兴演讲”“忘记紧张”）是作者克服恐惧后的结果或建议，而非方法本身。
破题关键点：
- 直接引用原文：文中明确提到“with some help from books and a few techniques I developed myself”，直接对应选项C。
关键信息提取
- 作者经历：文章开头描述了作者从恐惧到克服恐惧的过程。
- 方法来源：第3段明确说明：“I made it with some help from books and a few techniques I developed myself.”
- 选项分析：
- A：“即兴演讲”是结果而非方法，文中强调“unprepared”是能力提升后的表现。
- B：“忘记紧张”与文中建议“admit nervousness”矛盾。
- C：直接对应原文中“books”和“personal techniques”。
- D：“专家帮助”未在文中提及，文中提到的是“books”而非专家。