The fear of public speaking is greater than the fear of death.What do you think?
By suryachalla
@suryachalla (1369)
India
3 responses
@ssh123 (31071)
• India
13 Oct 06
You have given a very high rating for this. It is not true. If you read the authobiography of Gandhiji, how he practiced the public speaking inside his house, shows it requires practice. Once you master it, you outbeat the politicians in the art of public speaking.
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@suryachalla (1369)
• India
30 Nov 06
Sorry for such a late comment on a months old topic, ssh123!
Anyway, Ive taken an hour off from the discussions to give '+' credits and other ratings to discussions!
You speak of Gandhi! He was too far off to compare with the woes of ordinary men!
The survey quoted in the discussion above, is not mine: It is a survey mentioned by a famous speaker named burgess(US), who wrote an article in Reader's Digest sometime in 2005.
@desertdarlene (8911)
• United States
18 Apr 08
I used to be terrified of it until I got to graduate school, then I had to do it all the time. People would say that I was an excellent public speaker. I really don't know what I was afraid of all those years before. But, to tell you the truth, I would rather not do it if I didn't have to. But, I think I would fear a lot of other things much worse than getting up and speaking in public.
