Public speaking is the number 1 fear — How to beat it

Do you deliver presentations. Would you if you weren’t so afraid? This article, published on the Masterviews Web site, provides some good advice for those who have this problem from J. Douglas Jefferys, a public-speaking expert.

Not only can you read the main points, but you can view them on video on the same page.

Here are the main bullet points:

• Basic needs: Make sure that the audience is comfortable
• Eye contact: Make eye contact with the audience
• Power of the pause: Give the audience time to absorb what you’re saying
• Body language: Keep your hands out of your pockets.
• Gestures: Use your hands, but don’t point at people
• Podiums: Don’t stay behind a podium
• Effective content: Get to the point right away