Any advice on how to boost my confidence like speaking to public and stuff (speech) ?

i am a shy person and i have to admit it, i dont have the balls to be confident !!!Any advice on how to boost my confidence like speaking to public and stuff (speech) ?
I was shy as hell... what helped me get over it is just throwing myself into a situtation where I was forced to confront my fears. For example. I took a speech class in high school where about once a week we had do give a speech in front of the class. Also I volunteered at a nursing home... that doesn't force you to talk infront of a large group but it makes you talk to people from all walks of life. It makes you get used to talking to different people and strangers. Plus with my job that I have now (receptionist) I have to talk to A LOT of people and have to at least act like a people person. I say just throw yourself in their and all will get easier after a few times.


Practice makes perfect.Any advice on how to boost my confidence like speaking to public and stuff (speech) ?
Read a book on public speaking. Go talk no one will hurt your for talking.
Find a friendly face in the audience, and talk to them. No one else will even notice!
Any drama/acting tuition available in your area ? That helps a lot of people !
it depends on waht subject u r talking about. If your goal is to talk about something that has long words, try to minimize them long words cuz wen ppl get nervous, some get humiliated when confusing similar and long words. sorry 4 using LONG WORDS all the time. good luck. and first thing, have confidence in yourself, don't cough, drink water, and try to not strain your voice.
TRY SOME DEEP BREATHING. TAKE YOUR TIME. HAVE EVERYTHING WRITTEN DOWN ON PAPER CLEARLY AND FOLLOW THAT. JUST REMEMBER THAT MANY OF THE AUDIENCE ARE SHY JUST LIKE YOU. LOOK AT YOUR PIECE OF PAPER AND BLOCK OUT THE AUDIENCE. SIMPLY FOCUS ON READING YOUR SPEECH.
start with smaller groups, say 2 or 3 people that youknow and trust then try bigger groups. If you can, have a friend in the audience and speak to them, that helps. You can join Toast Masters as well they can help. Best adice is the more you do it the easier it will become....doesn't mean that it will ever be easy though...lots of people suffer from stage fright.
TAKE A SHOT BEFORE YOU SPEAK!
look yourself in the mirror and have practice conversations with yourself
shyness and confidence are at polar extremes, but are often grouped together. When addressing a crowd your body will naturally ready itself for what it sees as confrontation. This materialises by a large rush of adrenalin as a defence mechanism. the body sees the situation as a new and unknown obstacle and as such will be ready to fight or flight. This mean you will now have the the means to stay and fight (present to the crowd) or to flight (to get away asap) Chemically there is no difference between the body's preparation for excitement, and for a bad experience. it is how you interpret this that affects your state of mind. So like i do, find a positive element of the occasion, and focus only on that. then tell yourself that the rush of adrenalin is in preparation for this success. The success may be that you will overcome your fear of speaking to a crowd. The bottom line is that everyone feels the same way when addressing a crowd, they just interpret it in a different manner. Any one who says they feel nothing is either dead or a liar. Good luck mate.


p.s. try it out on a small crowd first, and make sure there are people you don't know in that crowd.
Imagine them in their underwear or sitting on the loo.. That should make them more an equal in your eyes and make them look less scarey and human..
You could always try hypnotherapy.
imagine everyone in their underwear
well if you prepare yourself, you'll feel less nervous. the only thing you can do to gain confidence is to put yourself in situations in which you have to speak. think that it's not big deal. you are afraid of speaking 'cuz you don't know what may happen, but if you do it several times, then you'll be so used to that you'll forget the fear you once felt. good luck buddy!!!!
Drink 1 shot of liquor to loosen you up. Then picture everyone in the crowd is naked.
If you have to do a speech for class, pratice first, alone or in front of stuffed animals, or your parents.
I have been an entertainer for 33 years and one old trick I used to do was to look just slightly over the heads of the crowd.I no longer do this as I gained confidence over the years.Confidence is the key.
talk loud...eye contact....fake smiles make money
I thnk I have the same problem, but I struggle with it the only way I find good enough: I just speak with a lot of different people (who are usually complete strangers to me). You just pretend to be some other person and force yourself to talk to people. Ask questions, tell jokes etc. First it's scary, but then it really helps.
Look around for a group in your area called Toastmasters. They're usually offered through work and are a great way to boost your public-speaking skills. They'll help you with your presentation and confidence, and also help you to better organize your thoughts and ideas and make better arguments or presentations.
Speaking in public, the best thing you can do is to practice your speach alot before the event, the more prepared you are the easier it will be, not just in public speaking but in all events. practice in front of friends or family once you practice alone, this should help get you more confident. good luck
I am shy also, but I find that if I prepare by practicing whatever it is I'm going to say, I'm a lot less nervous when the time comes. Remember, the audience is usually more bored and distracted than anything else. But anyone who is really listening is most likely rooting for you. When the time comes, walk up like you own the place and just start speaking as if to someone in the middle of the room and keep your head up. Speak up and speak clearly and you'll be fine. Practice in front of your friends and family, first.
hey...dnt b scared...it's not all that tuf! 1st try speakin in front of the mirror...without readin..trust me..it'll do wonders to your confidence! n then start rehearsin with familiar ppl, ppl u r really comfy with..like in front of your parents n frens....rehearse well...even if it's a small publicspeech.. rehearse well..it will boost your confidence! wen u r new..try fixing your gaze at a fixed object like the ceiling or the wall in front! once you start gettin confident, try to maintain eye contact, that's essential for a good speaker. n only the initial fear is major, 10secs on stage n the rest of your talk will jus flow!n remember to smile, it will make as well as the audience comfy!
try practising in front of the mirror and when u start to speak in public tell one of your friends to sit and concentrate on him while speaking also warn him against laughing .prepration also counts a lot for every minute of public speaking u should prepare forat least 6 minutes
I was the same way but my major forced me to take an oral communications class were we had to make a public speech every other week, after doing it a few times i didn't mind so much, i think its just getting over that initial fear. and the fear of screwing up, but if you can laugh at yourself when you screw up and just roll with it in your speech and make fun of it before anyone else does then the crowd is laughing with you not at you. play to the crowd, everyone is scared there first time i was terrified, but by the end of the semester i was voted the best public speaker in my class. every time you do it it gets easier.
Imaging yourself being a teacher talking to children. Relax... Nobody's gonna do you no harm.
Try Hypnotherapy is really really works.
Honestly, practice. Talk to friends first.
before u speak in public first face urself in the mirror and speak to urself and tell urself that u can do it.this will give u confidence in facing others.
I have done quite a bit of public speaking and I find the best way to improve your confidence is to firstly make sure that you know what you are talking about and secondly try to imagine that you are talking to a friend. I also find it helpful to address one person in the audience rather than the whole crowd, preferably someone you know or looks nice.
Join your local ';Toast Masters'; group. You will get alot of practice and alot of positive feedback on your speaking.