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ANNOUNCING: And Then Some Publishing, LLC, has just published Public Speaking Rules! - All You Need for a GREAT speech! This book contains the nuts-and-bolts rules necessary for giving a great speech. The rules are easy to read and easy to use. You can view the table of contents, introduction, and chapter excerpts at publicspeakingrules.com The book is available at Amazon.com.

Thursday’s essay celebrates the publication of the public speaking book and is about a method of overcoming the fear of public speaking. On the publicspeakingrules.com website, there is another essay on the fear of public speaking: “Six time-tested ways dealing with fear of public speaking.” These two essays actually work together — this one offers a covering philosophy or way of thinking about fear while the other offers some specific suggestions.

Share your And Then Some Story about the fear of public speaking. Are you a person who has been affected by speech anxiety? Have you been able to overcome it, or at least deal with it? We would love to hear your story? Do you have a friend, a family member, a neighbor, or someone you just know from a distance who has experienced the fear of public speaking? Can you tell his or her story? Feel free to use a pseudonym for the person’s real name. The fear of public speaking is real, and it can have a significant impact when sharing knowledge and ideas with others. If you try the philosophical perspective written about in this essay, let us know how it worked for you.

And Then Some Essay - June 26, 2008
Fear of Public Speaking: A Method for Overcoming It
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:
There is no doubt about the important role that fear plays when it comes to public speaking. Public-speaking anxiety is a disturbance of mind regarding a forthcoming public-speaking event for which you are the speaker. As a fear, it ranks higher than the fear of death. It is nearly universal, yet it obviously doesn’t prevent successful speeches. Not only is it widely proclaimed, but it is widely written about as well. In this essay I want to offer a philosophical perspective that I have written about in my textbook, Communicating Effectively (McGraw-Hill), but which has the potential for overcoming the fear of public speaking if practiced regularly.
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