"his palms are sweaty,
knees weak
arms are heavy
there's vomit on his sweater already
mom's spaghetti he's nervous."
–Eminem
according to me, public speaking is dangerous play. I was never good at it nor will I ever be good at it. whenever I go up to speak, my knees shake and my palms sweat... much like jimmy smith Jr who Eminem raps about in 'lose yourself'. but what makes us so disturbed? is it the fear of screwing up or is it the fear of looking at people who are staring back at you...
recently.. around a week ago, I had my English oral assignment. it was for my ICSE board. my topic was whether I believe in miracles or not. I was facing the entire class. not much of a big deal as I was used to addressing auditoriums filled with thousands of people but I yet felt shaky. there was a catch in my throat. when I opened my mouth to speak I began stuttering. I thought... why? why is this happening? then I realised that normally I would be addressing people who I don't know and embedding the first impression is the most important. but here , I was up against my friends. I already had embedded my first impression on them and so, I could speak with my mind. the rest of the assignment went off smoothly.
so, according to me, always speak in front of people you know. trust me, its better. a lot of people praise me for my speaking skills and power speak extemporary. however... its because I feel everybody is my friend and everybody listens to me.
so.... to end up.. I say that one must be familiar to the speakers he is speaking to. if not...try assuming a familiar background for it helps a lot and you can achieve miracles..
knees weak
arms are heavy
there's vomit on his sweater already
mom's spaghetti he's nervous."
–Eminem
according to me, public speaking is dangerous play. I was never good at it nor will I ever be good at it. whenever I go up to speak, my knees shake and my palms sweat... much like jimmy smith Jr who Eminem raps about in 'lose yourself'. but what makes us so disturbed? is it the fear of screwing up or is it the fear of looking at people who are staring back at you...
recently.. around a week ago, I had my English oral assignment. it was for my ICSE board. my topic was whether I believe in miracles or not. I was facing the entire class. not much of a big deal as I was used to addressing auditoriums filled with thousands of people but I yet felt shaky. there was a catch in my throat. when I opened my mouth to speak I began stuttering. I thought... why? why is this happening? then I realised that normally I would be addressing people who I don't know and embedding the first impression is the most important. but here , I was up against my friends. I already had embedded my first impression on them and so, I could speak with my mind. the rest of the assignment went off smoothly.
so, according to me, always speak in front of people you know. trust me, its better. a lot of people praise me for my speaking skills and power speak extemporary. however... its because I feel everybody is my friend and everybody listens to me.
so.... to end up.. I say that one must be familiar to the speakers he is speaking to. if not...try assuming a familiar background for it helps a lot and you can achieve miracles..
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