tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post9080752496847043074..comments2024-03-18T22:17:45.917-07:00Comments on Joyful Public Speaking (from fear to joy): Public speaking is still the #1 specific social fear, according to the latest results from the NCS-R surveyRichard I. Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-62590820764386654592008-11-03T06:46:00.000-08:002008-11-03T06:46:00.000-08:00Thanks heavens for some common sense!The same sort...Thanks heavens for some common sense!<BR/><BR/>The same sort of myth was carried around for years (and still is, I guess) about only 7% of your meaning being from the words themselves: as soon as one reads the actual research one finds that the *real* story is quite a lot more complicated and that it's just been 'used' and 'spun' by people wanting to market their courses etc.<BR/><BR/>Looking at the research figures you cite, I'd suggest the first two categories are similar enough to almost count as one thing aren't they? Most of the people I train in public speaking aren't doing it to speak in "public" per se, but rather so that they can present and speak out in meetins at work....<BR/><BR/>Cheers.... Simonsimonrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00560480110498694142noreply@blogger.com