Fear of public speaking? Your job could be the problem.

 I encourage people to talk about something they know and care about when they do the first speech for one of my courses. It requires little preparation, but more importantly, it eliminates one possible source of anxiety for people – having to talk about something that makes them feel uncomfortable.
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​Often people surprise themselves when they do that first talk. And they start to realise that their job may have triggered their anxiety. The reasons for this usually relate to at least one of the following.

• The content/subject matter of what they talk about at work
• The way they are expected to present that content
• An 'unsafe' or unsupportive work environment.

Let's take a look at each of these.

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