tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201213.post5358562700449939130..comments2023-10-12T10:29:34.106-04:00Comments on don't get caught: rather give that speech after all?eloquentwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12736800559249302802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201213.post-43378774346058228142007-02-26T11:56:00.000-05:002007-02-26T11:56:00.000-05:00I always wondered why people have that fear. I use...I always wondered why people have that fear. I used to have butterflies in my stomach before every speech, but over time I managed to kill them. Must have been the Cajun food.Don Akchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205280286839903692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201213.post-83240171073610426882007-02-20T18:02:00.000-05:002007-02-20T18:02:00.000-05:00Good info, Denise. I have long been hesitant about...Good info, Denise. I have long been hesitant about claiming that public speaking is THE #1 fear of most people. Rather, I couch it as one of the biggest trepidations, explaining that different sources can offer different rankings.<BR/><BR/>This #1 business started, if memory serves correct, with David Wallechinsky's "Book of Lists," the latest version of which appears to have been published in 1995. Times change and trends change. What was true when Wallechinsky first published may no longer be so. And no doubt the Gallup figures you cite will change over time, too.<BR/><BR/>Ed Barks<BR/>Author of The Truth About Public Speaking: The Three Keys to Great Presentations<BR/>http://www.TruthAboutPublicSpeaking.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com