The Speaking Husky Teaches Video Series, How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking—Part Three—Commitment, Positive Thinking, and Breathing

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Part III Overview

This is the third video in a planned seven part series about overcoming the fear of public speaking. I briefly review the first two videos in the series. Part three discusses three things: 1. Commitment 2. Positive Thinking 3. Breathing. The books I reference most are Janet Esposito’s In The Spotlight Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking, and Mack Machowicz Unleash The Warrior Within.

Here’s a very brief summary of the video—

I. Commitment

Without total commitment to overcoming the fear of public speaking, we won’t achieve our goal. Therapist Janet Esposito suggests that we go beyond simple commitment and make a vow that we will overcome our fear of speaking.

II. Positive Thinking

Okay, I’m sure the whole positive thinking thing might make some of you want to wretch. 🙂 (I can relate! I used to think the same way.) We should monitor all our waking thoughts, and immediately replace any negative thoughts we have with positive thoughts. What works even better for me than positive thinking is staying in a state of gratitude. Here’s my favorite statements of gratitude, “I’m grateful I can walk, I’m grateful I can talk, I’m grateful I can see, and I’m grateful I can hear. I’m grateful that I have access to good food and clean water because I know that there are people in the world who die from starvation every day, and that there are over a billion people in the world who don’t have access to clean drinking water.” (These statements remind me of how blessed I am and remind me of my commitment to do what I can to help those who are less fortunate than me.)

III. It helps to breathe, it really does… 🙂

I discuss a breathing technique that can help us stay focused and help us to remain calm and confident. Mack Machowicz teaches each of his students this phrase, “I will always remember that breathing is the skill that keeps my mind calm and my body strong during adversity.”

Just as he did in Part One and Part Two of this series, my dog, Cody, sings the intro and outro themes in the video. 🙂

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