How To Discover Whether You Are Really Glossophobic?

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

How To Discover Whether You Are Really Glossophobic?

When Americans were surveyed about their greatest fears, there was ne that surpassed death, spiders, snakes and losing a job. The dreaded fear was speaking in public or 'glossophobia'.

Seventy-five per cent of respondents had glossophobia. Conventional treatment for phobias has people gradually facing their fear by either imagining it or confronting it. But this may not seem like an appealing solution to you right now.

So are you glossophobic?

That depends on how you feel about making a speech or presentation. In reality despite the survey, almost nobody is a true glossophobic. How do I know this?

Try this simple test now to discover whether you are really glossophobic...

Which would you really rather do?

A . Make a Speech or Presentation

Or

B. Spend an hour with a Black Widow Spider?

It may be that neither is a very attractive proposition, but in reality unless you can genuinely choose B. Spending an hour with a Black Winow Spider....you are not really a glossophobic - well at least not an incurable one :)

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