Hypnotherapy for Public Speaking and Stage Fright
Problems and symptoms it can present People are often forced into public speaking, such as having to give a speech at a wedding or a business presentation. This can cause a huge amount of pressure and anxiety. There are lots of problems and systems associated with stage fright, they include;
Most people who have a fear of public speaking do their best to avoid situations where this reaction may be triggered. This can limit your quality of life as you avoid going to certain places, therefore you do not have full control over your life.
How does hypnotherapy help?
The most common service I am asked for by clients is help in getting more confidence. Because I only deal with real world results, I help clients achieve goals that are tangible and measurable. My first question always is “what would having more confidence allow you to do, that you cannot do at the moment?”
Hypnotherapy works in 4 stages. You first address underlying issues, then change your internal beliefs about yourself, project your life into the future and finally set small achievable goals.
Addressing underlying issues
Before you are able to progress in your life, you need to know where you are and what has caused problems in the past. A lot of people will know what incident/incidents have caused the problems, yet many do not. When you do not know the problems it is likely to be a repressed memory and this can be explored and released in hypnosis. Typically underlying issues stem from your school days when you were forced to speak in front of the class.
Changing internal beliefs
Once you have clearly understood what has caused the problems, you can address what you believe about yourself. A great way to do this is to see yourself in a situation where you have problems and see what emotions come up. Image seeing yourself talking in front of a crowd and see how awkward it is and how you are acting. What sort of person would act that way, what do you think of this person. Once you identify your negative beliefs, they can be neutralised.
Projecting your life into the future
People with stage fright often think very negatively about the event they need to speak at. When you believe the event is going to go badly, you naturally feel anxious and try to avoid the situation. In hypnotherapy we get you to see what your life would be like in the future if you were able to speak and present like you want. This builds a new program for your mind to follow in the situation itself and it helps to remove anxiety.
Setting small achievable goals
A common trait of people with stage fright is that they want to be able to speak in front of a large crowd straight away. They want to be perfect straight away and without making mistakes. If you had this attitude when learning to drive, then you would never have got anywhere. In hypnotherapy we set small achievable goals, not massive impossible ones. If you want more confidence in speaking to people then a small goal may be to talk to groups of 2-3 people to start with. The more you speak to groups of people, the better you become. When you set small goals they are easy to achieve, also when you achieve a goal it makes you feel successful. Success breeds confidence, and confidence breeds success.
How many sessions does it take?
A minimum of 2 sessions is required. The first session is 90 minutes in length with follow on sessions lasting 45 minutes.
What should I do next?
You can call 07968 420330 and leave a message on our answer machine. We will get back to you ASAP. You can also fill out the below table below to arrange a free phone consultation. We will fully discuss what it is you want to achieve and we will clearly explain how we can help you. We will also answer any questions that you may have.