ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE

ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AUDIENCE:

•  A speaker usually comes across a strange indescribable sensation of many eyes that turn to them.To over come this situation you must have to face audience as frequently as possible. 
• "No one learns to swim in wetless swim suits lying at seashore".As this snippet represents lying in safe circle will not let us learn anything out of the box.You must also not be disheartened at first stage fright. 
• "The higher we go in scale of life the greater the capacity of suffering".
•  Daniel Webster too had a hard time facing the audience initially. Practice! Practice! Practice....It is all that a beginner needs to excel.

ABSORBING THE SUBJECT:

• Concentration is the process of distraction from less important matters. So concentrate on the subject rather than fear and self-consciousness. Fill you mind with the speech material.
• " 1st sign of greatness is when a man does not attempt to look too good or act great". It is good to be confident about the attire you are wearing and the content you are prepared with. But don't act too smart,wise or over-confident. This will ruin your ability to speak.

HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY:

• "Abhorring a vacuum fills them with the nearest thing handy". As notified earlier fill your mind with the subject do not tend to leave it empty. If suppose mind is empty the nearest thing to be captured by it is fear. Then instead of the content mind completely will get occupied with fear and self-consciousness.
• Without preparation you ought to be self-conscious and ashamed  to steal time of audience. Your speech or presentation must be worthy for the time they have spent.

AFTER PREPARING FOR SUCCESS EXPERT IT:

• Be modestly confident. Bold man may win attention by his very bearing(gesture), while a rabbit hearted coward invites disaster.
• "Humility is that assures a strong vibrant prayer for greater power of service". Be humble and polite in acquiring new skills and knowledge. This will surely make you reach heights.
• If you think you will fail then definitely you will.

ASSUME MASTERY OVER YOUR AUDIENCE:

• Summon all your power of self direction and remember that though your audience is infinitely more important than you,the truth is more important because truth is eternal.
• If you think positive it is positive, if you think negative it is negative. Assuming a virtue or vice vitalizes it.
• BE COURAGEOUS - It lies within you to be what you will.

CONCLUDING HINTS:

• Do not make haste to begin-it shows lack of control.
• Do not apologize- it ought not to be necessary-be straight ahead.
• Take a deep breath,relax and begin with a quiet conventional tone.
• Having spoken a few times you will even anticipate the plunge with exhilaration.
• Caste out fear,for fear is cowardly when it is left unmastered.
• "Success or failure in business is caused more by mental attitude even than by mental capacity"- Prof.Walter Dill Scott
• This snippet can also be applied in presentation. The success of presentation depends on mental attitude of the presenter.