This post is the third part of a series of posts for new and aspiring speakers.
A barrier for many new and aspiring speakers is dealing with the anxiety (some would say panic) of speaking. For many, the mere thought of standing in front of a group of your peers and presenting a talk that you have prepared on a topic that some people in the audience may be experts in, is truly frightening and enough to make them feel ill.
I’ve yet to meet a speaker who hasn’t at some point felt anxiety before giving a talk; some, even experienced speakers, still get nervous before giving a talk. So you are not alone in thinking that you will get nervous before or during a talk. The range and severity of these feelings differs from speaker to speaker.