By Arlen Busenitz, on January 18th, 2010%
It’s your turn to talk, but suddenly your mouth has no saliva. Your tongue feels like a piece of wood in your mouth and its very tough to talk clearly. You are experienced symptoms of a dry mouth.
What Causes a Dry Mouth?
Generally, a dry mouth is caused by either a medical/physical condition or is a symptom of stage fright, social anxiety or fear of public speaking. Check with your doctor if you believe you have a medical or physical condition.
If you only get a dry mouth when you are about to speak, likely its caused by speaking nervousness or anxiety. Suddenly we find our saliva glands are not working and our mouth feels dry.
Every speaker has gone through it at times. Experienced speakers know how to prevent a dry mouth and often use many of these 9 dry mouth tips.
Tip #1: Stay Re-hydrated 24 hrs before you have to . . . → Read More: Dry Mouth Solutions: 9 Ways to Cure a Dry Mouth Caused by Social Anxiety or Public Speaking Fear – Part 1
By Arlen Busenitz, on November 19th, 2009%
You can overcome public speaking fear and confidently talk with any audience. Overcome means to conquer and/or not let hinder.
You can develop your confidence to such a level, that fear and nervous will not negatively effect your presentations or keep you from accepting them. Most people allow the fear of public speaking to hold them back. You don’t have to be one of them. Here is how to overcome public speaking fear: First, understand why you have public speaking fear. Ask yourself, “Why do I fear public speaking?” Make a list of several reasons. It may be because you are new at speaking. Is there a bad past experience? Are you not sure on how to put together a speech? These reasons can all be easily overcome with some good public speaking training. Second, get on stage. Stage time will give you confidence and reduce your . . . → Read More: How to Overcome Public Speaking Fear
