This document provides tips for overcoming the fear of public speaking. It recommends thorough preparation including determining the topic, main message, and supporting details. The speaker should understand their purpose for each speech whether to persuade, debate, share, motivate, or teach. Extensive practice including writing out the full speech and rehearsing is emphasized. Proper voice, appearance, and a calm, loving demeanor are advised to connect with audiences. Regular speaking opportunities and gathering information can help build confidence over time. Visualizing success and feeling the audience's support are suggested to crush fears.

1. How-to Manual
CRUSH YOUR FEAR OF SPEAKING

2. Preparation
 Topic sentence
 What is it you want to share with your
audience
 If nothing else what you want then to take
away from your talk

3. Reasons for Speaking
 Every time you open your mouth to speak,
find your purpose for doing so
 Ask yourself
 What my message
 How can I say it most effectively
 Do I need evidence, examples or facts and
figures to make my message more credible

4. To persuade
 Is it to convince?
 Get the facts out

5. To Debate
 To show of how much you know
 To out manoeuvre your opponent
 Do your research, able to think on your feet,
speak with conviction use inflection of your
voice to your advantage

6. To share
 If you want to share your thoughts about
something you heard, saw or experienced. It’s
best to speak from the heart.
 To be effective make what you are sharing
relevant to the listener
 And then get to the point quickly and leave
room for questions .
 Sharing becomes a dialogue and more
satisfying.

7. To Motivate
 Start with something inspiring – the story of
someone who has achieved in spite of fears
 Storytelling connects to the heart. It is one of
the (if not the most) effective ways of
communicating. Master storytelling and you
master the art of communication.

8. To Teach
 When you have to teach you are looking at a
more formal structure of communicating.

9. I have a topic
 Now what?
 Gather all the information about the topic
 Research more information than you will
need
 Become familiar with it

10. Write it
 Write your speech out in full
 Make sure it is perfect and ready for print if
needs be
 Read that speech over several times until you
are familiar with it

11. Put the speech away
 Give the speech to yourself in front of the
mirror
 Talk the speech in your head on your way to
work, either walking, driving or running, talk
it out
 The more you do so, the more familiar you
become, you will find that you are bringing in
more information than you have in your
speech, that’s good. You are internalising it.

12. Voice
 Don’t shout
 Don’t yell at people
 Find your nice mellow voice, rich with texture
 People listen to a calming voice better than a
strident one.

13. Lights Camera Action
 Dress in something that makes you feel good
100%
 When you feel you look your best you are
more relaxed and confident, people see that.
 Imagine that the people you are talking to
want the best for you
 Imagine they are all sending you love and
kisses
 Walk boldly to the podium feel the love

14. Knock their socks off
 Have your full speech as well as your cue
cards.
 Use your cue cards and if you stumble then
use the text
 Always begin by extending love to your
audience either internally or out loud
 E.g. I am excited to be here tonight in the
company of all you beautiful people (sounds
cheesy but it works) .....

15. The beginning of your
Journey
 Find reasons to speak often
 In Church, Mosque, Temple, at work
 If you are going to a meeting prepare yourself
and be ready to contribute with questions or
suggestions.
 Read different newspapers, listen to shows
and gather intelligence.
 Speaking will become second nature. You will
crush your fears in no time.

16. The Clincher
 Mediate and visualize yourself in front of the
audience
 Project love radiating from your heart to their
hearts
 Feel the love they return to you and hold it,
lock it into your subconscious
 Always have the belief that the audience
want you to succeed and send you their love
 There’s no way you can fail or disappoint.
Break a LEG (Lift excellence gracefully)