My Weakness Essay

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My weakness: Lack of Confidence in Public Speaking Public speaking is necessary for each of us irrespective of our age or profession. But most of us lack the confidence to speak in public. I get nervous when I am speaking in front of a group of strangers or mass. I find my mouth dries up, my voice becomes weak and my body starts shaking. I may even sweat, go red and feel my heart thumping rapidly.It can happen at a social gathering where the thought of meeting new people causes me to become nervous and edgy. As a result it has hampered my ability to further my academic, social or career opportunities. Gloss phobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. Gloss phobia is the technical term given to a severe fear of public speaking. People who suffer from gloss phobia tend to freeze in front of any audience. Public speaking is a common source of stress for everyone. Many of us would like to avoid this problem entirely, but this is hard to do. Whether we work alone or with large numbers of people, eventually we will need to speak in public to get certain tasks accomplished. As schools and colleges do not provide any training on public speaking, when we reach adulthood it becomes problem to us. Because of the gloss phobia I have given up many opportunities in my career. So, I must overcome this weakness. I think I have to build up confidence in public speaking. Public speaking demands a positive attitude. Confidence is what is required to have a positive attitude. When I have the attitude to exhibit myself as what I am, then I will not have fear of public speaking. To succeed as a public speaker, I have to control my behavior. There are certain things I need to control my own thoughts, my preparation and arrangements . In my opinion the best thing to overcome glossophobia is joining a public speaking group that you get to meet people who are highly
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