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By: JC

JC — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:15:10 +0000

I agree with Anxious M - it's not that simple. I am well aware of my irrationalities of shyness which borders on SA. I've forced myself many times to break through the fear but it has not ceased.

On the other hand, aside from slight nervousness, I have no issue addressing a room full of people to give either an acting performance or a presentation and rather enjoy it.

The two are NOT connected.

By: Anxious M

Anxious M — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:04:45 +0000

Social anxiety is not that simple. Most people with SA are 100% cognizant that their fears are irrational - that's why it's so stressful.

Your "Three Steps to Kick Social Anxiety" may apple to people who are just a bit shy, not people with actual SA, which requires a lot more than three steps to deal with.

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:21:19 +0000

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By: Waldo Waldman

Waldo Waldman — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:58:54 +0000

Though I have not written out these steps and this is my first time reading them laid out like this. I have found in my own life as a motivational speaker that the jitters just come. However, I get my blood pumping just like in the gym (because that is where I get my best ideas) and meetings just take care of themselves. It doesn't hurt that I have kind of a ready, fire...aim type personality.

Great article. Keep pushing it up!

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By: Gilda Bonanno

Gilda Bonanno — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:11:46 +0000

Keith, Thank you for your blog posts, your two great books and your fabulous presentations at the National Speakers Association Convention in Phoenix last month! One of my tried and true tricks to bust through nervousness when speaking to a group is to use a positive mantra. Rather than thinking negative thoughts before I begin to speak, like "don't screw up" or "what if I forget what I want to say?" I repeat my positive mantra as a means of boosting my confidence and focusing on the audience (because my speech should be about them, not me). I teach this technique to people who are anxious about speaking in public and encourage them to find a mantra that is personally meaningful and believable. It could be a song title (Aretha Franklin's "RESPECT" comes to mind), a line from a poem or anything that makes them feel powerful and confident. And it has to be strong enough to drown out the negative, "Joy-Sucker" voice in their heads that undermines their confidence and makes them less able to convey their knowledge and experience to the audience. My personal mantra is "You go, girl!" (accompanied by a mental fist in the air).