Public speaking – a very common fear

If you feel anxious, sick, even terrified at the very thought of public speaking, you are not alone.

In a survey in the USA, where 3,000 adults were asked to list their ten worst fears, public speaking emerged as the number one fear - above even fears of death and financial ruin! (Christine Stuart, "Effective Speaking")

Public speaking can take many forms

There are lots of situations where you might be asked to speak to a group of people.  For example:

·                Giving presentations at college or work

·                Addressing groups of colleagues or work contacts in meetings

·                Selling yourself during job interviews

·                Making a best man’s speech at a wedding

·                Giving interviews for radio or television

As most of us rarely speak formally to an audience, anxiety is perfectly understandable.  You may worry about blushing, stammering, shaking, crying, saying the wrong thing or even being unable to speak at all. It can seem even harder not to worry about looking foolish when others appear more confident than you, or you think they may know more about the topic in question. 

Hypnotherapy for public speaking

By using the power of your own subconscious mind, hypnotherapy can help you to approach public speaking in a new way, with more confidence, and feeling more calm and relaxed.  Using visualisation techniques, you can rehearse in your mind giving a successful speech or presentation, programming yourself for success.  With your feelings of confidence and control restored, public speaking can be approached with a new level of calmness and assurance.

We have experience that could really help you to speak more calmly and confidently

Before re-training as a hypnotherapist, Vanessa spent over 10 years working in the field of training and development, spending many hours presenting training courses, delivering briefings and speaking to groups.  She can well understand the fears that can accompany public speaking, having experienced these herself at times.

Vanessa’s understanding approach and experience allows her to offer practical suggestions, as well as effective hypnotherapy tailored to you as an individual.