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Overthinking Public Speaking

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I hate public speaking! Whether it's in front of 10 people or 100 people, I will always hate having to give presentations to people that I don't know well enough to be comfortable around. Like most bloggers, I express myself much better in writing than I ever could speaking, which is why I have so much fun writing on this blog. The main reason that I dislike public speaking is because, as the title of this post suggests, I always tend to over think it. So instead of giving you tips about not being scared of speaking in public, I am going to give you 3 tips about how not to overthink public speaking. 1) Some People Aren't Listening. This is something that I find comforting. When you give a presentation, in class, for example, not everyone is going to be listening to you. Some people will be nervous about giving their own presentation, and other people will just be waiting for the presentations to end. So if you make a small mistake, take comfort in the fact that ...