speakers are good listeners...

meditate or do a hypnosis tape before you speak. program your brain to thinking that it is not a big deal, and dream about doing it perfectly over and over in your head, envisioning yourself performing the whole speech perfectly until you become confident that you can actually do it in reality.

I might disagree to your post. Not all good speaker are good listeners. Some speakers does not know hot to listen well to others. I have experience that and it was really awful. For that speaker he is the only one who should speak and he does not accept any comments specially bad one. I myself is also more of a listener but I always find it hard to speak in front of lots of people but when I got my courage I can able to say what I feel.

i'm similar to you in the sense that i'm a listener and not a speaker. though i'm not that bad when it comes to speaking up. of course, speaking out to people impromptu, i have trouble as well, but if it's a rehearsed speech or giving a public presentation, i can handle it with sweaty palms and shaky voice and knees. the only way i speak well i notice is when i'm well versed or educated in something i am speaking about. if you're confident, there's less problem in speaking out. if not, it's better to just stay quiet. don't worry. practise makes perfect, it also builds your confidence and morale. but i don't have much useful advice for you besides my experience. best of luck.

Hi I don't know whether all speakers are good listeners or vice versa. I am a good listener and not a speaker. But I do some presentations in front of a group of people as a part of my job. If you have problem in facing a group of people and if you want to change this, you have to try hard by yourself. Every day you have to meditate for a few minutes and concentrate on yourself. you have to done some moke speaking in front of your close friends and family members. Believe yourself that you are a good speaker and imagine that you are going to give a speach in front of a number of audience. You have to imagine in detail from you entering into the stage and delivering the speach and people are listening you with an appreciating look and finally when you ends your speach you are getting a lot of applause etc etc.. Imagine everything positively. Try this every day and also before delivering your speach. The above method help you to approach the dias positively. If you do this continously with the moke speach in front of your family you will become a good speaker and face the group with out fainting or with shaking knees. All the best