How To Overcome Fear Of Public Speaking

A speaker that I felt was very effective in the reading of his essay was Aaron Flores. Aaron used skills from Schultze’s book, An Essential Guide to Public Speaking. The skills that I saw Aaron use from Schultze’s book were addressing challenges and speaking truthfully. Aaron successfully showed through his writing and his speaking of how to use these skills. As I talked to Aaron the day before his speech he addressed to me his fear of speaking. “Fear of public speaking—commonly called speech apprehension—affects even the most gifted speakers”(34). Aaron told me he did not want to read his paper in front of everyone because he was nervous. So as Aaron made his way to the podium I saw him fighting his fear of public speaking. Aaron faced his challenge/fear and was able to give an outstanding speech. He was able to overcome his fear of speaking and present his paper to two hundred people. By Aaron doing this I saw him address his challenge/fear and overcome it in a great fashion. …show more content…
Aaron gave awesome examples in his writing of his childhood. As he spoke about getting bullied and being raised by his mother I saw the emotion in Aaron. I could tell that these were not made up and that he was speaking with meaning and emotion. “The student speaker had an obligation to be honest and straight with his audience”(84). As I read this quote It reflects the way I saw Aaron present and give his speech. In conclusion I saw Aaron Flores effectively give his speech. Aaron was able to do this by addressing challenges and speaking truthfully. Aaron showed how to use these traits in his writing and in his