What are the causes of speech anxiety?

Answer 1

There are 10 essential steps to lose your fear of public speaking:

(1) Be prepared

(2) No one's perfect

(3) Understand where stage fright/ fear of public speaking comes from

(4) Don't take it personally - no hard feelings

(5) There is no such thing as a bad audience, just bad presenters

(6) People make assumptions based on what they see

(7) Rehearse and practice in a "safe" environment

(8) Avoid information overload

(9) Be positive

(10) Trust yourself and be in control

Unfortunately, WyzAnt does not allow enough character for me to elaborate on each point.