The #1 fear Americans have is.....

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:57 pm

public speaking.

This is one of the fears I get ALL the time. Heck in a few weeks, I have to do an oral presentation on a topic related to Jarhead for Writing and Literature I. That INCLUDES 5 min. Q & A session.

So is public speaking one of your worst fear?

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:00 pm

I'm more afraid of heights than of public speaking.

I'm not really afraid of public speaking at all.

Moonlight Soldier · Post by **Moonlight Soldier** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:00 pm

Nah, I got over it (also in Canada lol), especially since I sing and such, you have no time to nervous or fearful.

SSJVegita0609 · Post by **SSJVegita0609** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:03 pm

I love how public speaking is #1 and death is #2. So basically this nation is saying that at a funeral they'd rather be the guy in the coffin than the priest who has to bless him.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:07 pm

If you're dead you don't have to worry about what people think of you.

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:08 pm

flint_the_dwarf wrote:I'm more afraid of heights than of public speaking. I'm not really afraid of public speaking at all.

Ditto.

Toecutter · Post by **Toecutter** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:17 pm

I'm not afraid of public speaking, so long as I can take however long I want, and there doesn't have to be a structure. My mind naturally rambles, but it does it in such a way, that if I talk about a subject I know about just off the fly, it comes out about as well as a prepared public speech.

It's just when I'm forced to organize everything into a few minutes (when there's usually too many important topics to cover in that short of a time), and I have to approach it in a specific way, that I can't keep things straight in my head.

I remember for some of my best presentations in high school, I did the best ones with some general ideas of what I wanted, and just went for it when it was most convenient. For example, I gave this presentation on the Vikings for a King Arthur segment of my English Litterature class (the Vikings were the only interesting people or subject that occured during the time of King Arthur-around 500-800 A.D.).

For the speech, I explained the Viking strategy for warfare. I made a few crappy shields out of paper plates, got about five volunteers from the class, and made them perform shield formations. Then, just for added amusement, I made them pillage and loot the class, in the typical Berserker fashion. It was quite effective.

Farmboybob · Post by **Farmboybob** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:35 pm

I used to hate public speaking. I would choke up and everything. Nowadays I am better but sometimes I still ramble and get the jitters.

I must say I hate heights and spiders the most though. (funny story though, I hate heights but my nickname is Spider-man because I can climb like crazy, scaling walls in seconds. But once I reach the top I freak out.)

J-0080 · Post by **J-0080** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:43 pm

Don't look down.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:00 pm

For me it is

The dentist

then public speaking