Developing confidence in speech delivery.

One of the major concerns of students in a speech class is stage fright. This issue must be faced squarely. Many people who converse smoothly in everyday situations become afraid of the idea of standing up before a group to deliver a speech.

Stage Fright: is defined as, anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.

People are faced with a great number of fears in different situations and conditions as it applies.

In a recent survey I carried out I discovered that people are faced with different kinds of fears as listed below.

• Giving a speech
• Job interview
• Standing up to answer a question in public
• Conversing with someone of a higher authority