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    than a shark wrestling class. Public speaking does in fact create cases with reference to high anxiety and stress with percentages spanning from seventy-five percent in 2008 to eighty percent in 2015 for young people beginning at the age of fifteen. For adults, however, between the ages of 18 and 54 there is a 61.9 percent difference. Though most

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    Throughout the public speaking course, I 've learned a variety of methods and strategies that have strengthen the effectiveness for my last speech or any speech, that my occur in the near distant future. It was important to understand elements that were effective and ineffective to avoid making the same mistakes and to have a clear understanding Where I may have fell short in the past and could improve in the future of public speaking. When constructing the persuasive speech it was important to use

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    I, the Paradox When it comes to public speaking, I tend to fumble my words. I do not always communicate my thoughts as I would like. In the past, I was hindered from public speaking due to my intense stage fright. Oddly enough, I am heavily involved at my church, and they have asked me to speak on several occasions over the course of this year. I did not ask for this, but I suppose it is God’s calling for me. I preached my first sermon at age seventeen in front of over 700 people. Shortly after

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    One of America’s biggest fears is public speaking. Public speaking is one of everyone’s biggest fears right there with death and skydiving. It was also one of mine, and yet I have come to love it. My first experience was in front of my ag science 1 class, just like most I failed the first time and have continued to use that experience to grow as an individual and grow to love the idea of public speaking. Every once in awhile you are given a chance you think that you could never make it through. I

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    In the article “ Conquer Fear Of Public Speaking Through Emotional Intelligence” By Gleb Tsipursky, he talks about the fear of public speaking and how to get over it. Gleb states that while public speaking many people get sweaty, shaky and butterflies in their stomachs. While reading through this article Gleb give the readers some key ideas to overcome the fear of speaking publicly. The first key idea is “ Focus on the fear itself.” Focusing on the fear itself first means to Gleb “ if you don’t deal

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    article, “Conquer Fear of Public Speaking through Emotional Intelligence”, by Gleb Tsipursky, research has shown that public speaking is challenging for many people. They get nervous and scared and have anxiety about speaking to a group of people. Tsipursky and scholar Patrick Donadio have found the four best ways to cope with glossophobia, the fear of public speaking. I know I always had a tough time with public speaking because I was very shy. For some people, public speaking comes easy to them. They

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    Speech: Speech Analysis Throughout the public speaking course, I 've learned a variety of methods and strategies that have strengthened the effectiveness of my last speech or any speech, that may occur in the near distant future. It was important to understand the elements that were effective and ineffective to avoid making the same mistakes and to have a clear understanding where I may have fallen short in the past and could improve in the future of public speaking. When constructing the persuasive speech

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    have watched myself blossom into a more confident public speaker. Prior to this class, public speaking had never been a natural ability, and I was always afraid and full of anxiety before a speech. Speaking for more than a few minutes seemed to be an impossible task. Skills of knowing how to evaluate myself as a public speaker were absent, and I did not know how to become an effective listener. When starting the class I had little to no public speaking experience. I have never fully prepared a speech

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    What aspects does The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie (1915) make the textbook “stand out” and provide a thorough yet specific understanding when presenting a speech? Carnegie exploits a variety of “efficiency” in his following chapters—three, four, five, seven—providing real-life examples, metaphors, and advice. “The speaker that fires his force and emphasis at random into a sentence will not get results.” (Carnegie Ch. 3, 13) Chapter three, named “EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION”

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    In chapter one of The Art of Public Speaking , Lucas begins by talking about the power of public speaking he lists all the incredible people foreign and domestic who have spread there ideas and influences through the art of public speaking. Lucas uses a quote from the Greek leader Pericles ,”One who forms a judgement on any point but cannot explain” it clearly “ might as well never have thought at all on the subject” ( Lucas,2012,p.4) Lucas uses this point to clarify the fact that you have to know

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