The Fear Of Public Speaking

There is a lot of surveys before that has public speaking as the number one fear for a lot people especially in America. Some of the famous reasons are stage fright, being judge, low self-esteem etc. However, we all need to speak in front of either a small or bigger group of people whether we like it or not. Public speaking cannot be eliminated, we do it often even without realizing it, and sadly for those people who doesn’t like doing it including myself ended up not not being able to deliver the speech very well. But, what is there to be afraid of public speaking?
I was born and raise in the Philippines until 2008 of December when my family and I migrated in the United States of America. Although many foreign people think that we use English as our second language, this is not the same case for everyone. English language are widely known and used mostly by the upper-class or rich people in my country, it’s their …show more content…
I believe that I’m missing a lot of basic elements in English and it is very crucial and important in making school work and for my future career. All the stuttering, nervousness and shaking when I’m ask to speak or present in class is all because of my fear of judgement, acceptance, and embarrassment. I believe that there’s a lot of words that I don’t know about, my pronunciation of words, accent, having no confidence, being judge in the past, or maybe there’s a chemical imbalance in my brain that is making me so negative towards everything. I remember my teacher telling us that you don’t have to use big and fancy word to make a good speech or essay, and from then on, my anxiety when preparing for a presentation or writing