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Old 10-14-2017, 11:25 AM   #1
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Do you fear public speaking?

Supposed to be the #1 fear in human beings, why is that? I've recently heard it's because we fear losing our status in the tribe, as we are being judged by our entire group all at once. For the first several hundred thousand years of humanity, being rejected by the group was typically a death sentence.
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Old 10-14-2017, 11:39 AM   #2
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On the contrary, I adore it. I'm an attention whore.
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Old 10-14-2017, 11:53 AM   #3
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What she said^^^
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Old 10-14-2017, 12:01 PM   #4
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We also look for instantaneous feedback from audience body language to guide our continued approach in interpersonal communication. We can do that with a few people at a time; but, when the numbers become too great to observe each and every one it makes us uncomfortable. Most people get used to it.
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Old 10-14-2017, 02:02 PM   #5
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I gave a presentation in school complete with charts I had to juggle, kind of like a Ted talk. I even won a prize for it, but between the time I stood up and the time I sat down, I didn't and still don't remember a god damn thing.
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Old 10-14-2017, 02:26 PM   #6
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I wonder why we talk so damn much then?
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Old 10-15-2017, 01:51 PM   #7
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You know, I don't mind either way. I'm quite happy to stand up and talk to the crowd, but I'm not gagging to do it.
I know I can command a room so sometimes volunteer because what has to be said needs to be heard. But I do it more as a form of public service than for the kicks.

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Old 10-15-2017, 04:10 PM   #8
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No.
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Old 10-15-2017, 07:33 PM   #9
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I do not like it.
Not one bit
But I'm too old to
Give a shit

If speaking really
Must be done
And no one else will
I won't run

But I will never
Use a Mic
I just shout louder
Lump or Like

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Old 10-15-2017, 07:42 PM   #10
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That's beautiful.
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