DEFINING FEAR & SELF-CONFIDENCE
& CASE OF FEAR SPEECH OUTLINE
Fear: The word “fear” refers to the
biological processes by which the animals and man secure the necessary ___to do a job, when the job to be done is one
that really matters. A job that eally
matters is one in which ___ results
in injury to either on’s physical and/or psychological self.
Self-confidence: This word
refers to the ability of an individual to predict with a rather high degree of
probability that what you’re about to do can be done with some degree of __ and __.
(Predicting always requires that the person who predicts has some
evidence of success from a previous ___.)
True or False?
1. That self-confidence means the
same thing as never having fear.
2. That fear is abnormal and
undesirable.
3. That fear in a person is a sign
of weakness or cowardice.
4. That those who do things well
do them without having fear.
5. That anything difficult or painful is bad or to be avoided.
6. That brave people do not have
fear; only cowards are afraid.
7. That self-confidence will come
suddenly, and fear will no longer exist.
Five Basic Ideas for
Developing Self-Confidence
1. All normal persons have fear
when faced with situations that _ _.
2. Fear is __ and __ when
understood, but it is harmful and distracting when misunderstood.
3. All physical fear reactions
have __
explanations.
4. All __ speaking situations are
situations that really matter.
5. All self-confidence comes from __.
You are not born with it.
