Flight or Fight Response is the worst enemy of anyone with a mild, moderate, or severe fear or speaking in public. When we enter into Flight or Fight mode, massive amounts of adrenalin is released from the Adrenal Gland in the brain. This adrenalin causes all the physical symptoms of fear when you are presenting or giving a speech, such as voice shaking, trembling, blushing of the face, butterflies, mind going blank, and many others. Not nice to experience when you are standing in front of a group of people. So why does our brain enter Flight or Fight mode when speaking in public? Our brain is wired in such a way to enter into Flight or Fight mode when it thinks we are in danger. This response dates back literally millions of years. The response is needed for the ‘survival of the fittest’ in evolutionary terms, and therefore is vital for species to survive. Humans aren’t the only ones who experience a fight or flight response to certain situations. A same response is triggered in animals when they sense danger. The brain will make a determination of the danger in a split second, to work out whether the best … Continue reading Flight or Fight Response and Public Speaking – Overcoming Nerves and Fear to Speak in Public