The document provides techniques to help overcome shyness and improve public speaking skills. It defines shyness as feelings of discomfort or inhibition in social situations that prevents pursuing goals. Shyness causes physical symptoms and negative self-thoughts. The document then discusses why people feel shy, noting it is because the brain registers social situations as threats due to past learned experiences. It provides tips on how to beat weaknesses like identifying situations that cause shyness and determining the root causes, as well as techniques like practicing speaking out loud, planning presentations, and visualizing confident performances to improve skills.
3. OVERVIEW
•Getting to know each other
•Warmer
•What is shyness?
•Why are people shy?
•Undestanding our shyness
•How to beat our weaknesses.
•Techniques
•Video
5. Shyness can be defined as a feeling of
discomfort or inhibition in social or
interpersonal situations that keeps you
from pursuing your goals, either academic
or personal. Shyness results in physical
symptoms like blushing, sweating, a
pounding heart or upset stomach;
negative feelings about themselves;
worries about how others view them; and
a tendency to withdraw from social
interactions.
What is shyness?
7. Why do people feel shyness?
It’s because your brain is registering your
current situation as a threat and wants to get
you out of there. But why is it registering it as a
threat in the first place?
Simply, because, at some point during your life,
you’ve learned that it’s a situation to worry
about. You’ve learned it through social learning
and the lower levels of your brain just
remember that, perceived threat, and wants to
get you away from it.
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9. How can you beat your
weaknesses?
1. Think about why you want to get over
your shyness.
All the things you haven’t done, the
opportunities you have lost, and all the great
ideas you have kept in your mind because of
your fears.
2. Keep in mind a couple of things.
a. don’t compare yourself to others.
b. don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
c. don’t get frustrating.
d. Learn to laugh at yourself.
e. don’t care about what people think or say.
3. Identify your weaknesses.
Make a list of situations that make you feel
shy and find out the reason.
Is it lack of vocabulary, bad pronunciation, etc.
11. Techniques
•Talk to yourself in private.
•Plan ahead
•Visualize yourself in the situation as a happy and confident
person.
•Ask for help.
•Use internet.
•Start talking just in English with people who you feel
comfortable with.
• write before speaking.
