Since the dawn of civilization, speech has played an enormous role for mankind. In fact, speech has been the basic tool for communication between human beings. It was the bridge by which thoughts and aspirations were passed from one person to another, from one person to society as a whole, and it was the means of communication in society. This exceptional role of speech is very relevant today. Therefore, at almost all times were in demand people who spoke beautifully, clearly and understandably set out their thoughts. It is not by chance that a man who makes a beautiful speech is considered to be an orator, that’s why in ancient times there were schools which taught this art, and the skill has gradually turned into a science.
The importance of oratory is very great, in building relationships with people in society, in the family, among friends, at school, at university, at work and in your career. Napoleon said, “A man who cannot speak cannot make his career.” As the famous proverb says, a man is greeted by his clothes and seen off by his mind. And the main tool, with which a person demonstrates his mind, of course, is his speech. The ability to speak is a person’s business card. When a person speaks, whether he wants to or not, he reveals his essence.
Socrates once said to a young man who was silent before him, “Speak so that I may see you.
The importance of the ability to speak needs no proof in itself. But strange as it may seem, many people are embarrassed, even I would say, afraid to speak in public.
All people have fears and phobias of some kind. These phobias give rise to various stresses and complexes in people.
Psychologists conducted a study on “what are people most afraid of?” and came up with an interesting finding. A study conducted among people about their fears led to unexpected results. The people in the study were given a list. On this list were many factors that cause fear. From fear of death to fear of mice; from fear of heights to fear of spiders; from fear of heights to fear of enclosed spaces.
As expected, 1st place was taken by the fear of death, and that is natural. Second place among the fears, strange as it may seem, and unexpectedly took the fear of an audience, the fear of speaking in front of a group of people.
Indeed, with an increase in the number of audiences, a person begins to lose the communication skills acquired in childhood. He rushes now and then into trembling and fever, he begins to stammer, his knees begin to shake, and his hands, which were helping him all the time, begin to hinder him. The man is ready to do anything but perform in front of an audience. Some people try to overcome this fear with their own strength. s.