Why do we fear public speaking? | Dave Guin | TEDxCPP

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  • čas přidán 5. 04. 2015
  • Ever wonder what fighting a bear and public speaking have in common? Professor Guin explains the hunter-gatherer perspective behind why humans fear public speaking more than dying.
    Professor Guin has a BA in Communication Theory and Process - Interpersonal and Intercultural communication, and a MA in Human Communication - Performance Studies and Communication in the Classroom. Guin has been doing public speaking for almost his entire adult life. He spent 13 years in business before coming back to school to get his degrees. Guin has been a professor of human communication for over twenty years. He describes himself as having “a (self described) mental disorder, with a neurotic need to be omniscient.” This has led him to being a voracious reader, with particular interests in communication, the human brain, and psychology.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

Komentáře • 175

  • @Vectrex4Life
    @Vectrex4Life Před 8 lety +155

    My left ear really enjoyed this video.

  • @mrskncts
    @mrskncts Před 2 lety +4

    This is not a talk, this is performance at its best! I feel deep admiration. So glad CZcams led me here.

  • @doniajjm273
    @doniajjm273 Před 7 lety +16

    a master in telling stories, i love his voice

  • @dave3130
    @dave3130 Před 8 lety +45

    My left ear is confident

    • @parealicollectionwitheduca3079
      @parealicollectionwitheduca3079 Před 8 lety +1

      same here ...
      i tried another video for the clearance if my headphones are doing fine with me .. yeah they were...

  • @corndog984
    @corndog984 Před 8 lety +132

    I thought that he was cursing alot lol it was just bad audio

  • @TheFreshspidey
    @TheFreshspidey Před 9 lety +125

    Some serious audio issues. Please reupload with clear audio if possible. Also with my headphones I noticed the audio plays on one ear.

    • @stanley1757
      @stanley1757 Před 8 lety +11

      i literaly thought my speaker was broken, before read ur commend

    • @MLVProds
      @MLVProds Před 8 lety +7

      Spent 10 minutes trying different things until I saw this comment...

    • @imdguin
      @imdguin Před 8 lety

      +LifesRecycled Yeah. I was the first speaker for these tech's at this event. We worked out some "bugs" At least y'all don't have to endure the "buzzes" and "pops" that I did ;)

    • @UniversalMysticsOfChrist
      @UniversalMysticsOfChrist Před 8 lety +6

      +LifesRecycled Oh... I thought he was dropping "F" bombs and they were just censoring. Lol!

    • @EnverCanyurt
      @EnverCanyurt Před 8 lety +1

      +LifesRecycled The left and right channels arent adjusted and the volume of the video is also a bit too quiet.

  • @cseeger1
    @cseeger1 Před 8 lety +35

    For me public speaking is just acting. When put in that frame, it's far easier to do as it's not me speaking, but a character, another persona. Same goes for doing Karaoke, a job interview, telling a story, robbing banks, ya know...doing stuff in public.

    • @roseawen5961
      @roseawen5961 Před 8 lety +5

      +cseeger1 I feel like you do. It feels similarly to acting for me. I just get out there and do it, and it comes naturally for me. I've been doing a shit ton of work on killing my ego though, and I think the less I care what others think of me the easier it becomes for me to speak in front of groups of people.

    • @cseeger1
      @cseeger1 Před 8 lety +3

      +Rose Awen -- You are spot on. >>>>>> EGO

    • @Anekinzz
      @Anekinzz Před 8 lety +1

      +Rose Awen what a great insight👍

    • @Dooger111
      @Dooger111 Před 5 lety

      This actually helps a lot

    • @sygb.550
      @sygb.550 Před 2 lety

      Am listening
      Tell me more

  • @Sevenxsnroses
    @Sevenxsnroses Před 8 lety +7

    Great stuff well put together and entertaining. Ad an audio engineer myself yes, the audio was a distraction. But when you're doing live audio for a living you deal with it stuff happens. I still got a lot out of this TED Talk. Thank you

  • @jdean2131
    @jdean2131 Před rokem +1

    What an OUTSTANDING presentation and incredible human being…this guy is really cool! I’m a big fan!!! This is gent knows who he is . He’s not one bit self-conscious about anything. He’s the real deal!
    Nicely Done ✅

  • @Roberto-cc7rt
    @Roberto-cc7rt Před 8 dny

    THANK you for THIS.

  • @peterswag6401
    @peterswag6401 Před 8 lety +7

    Fighting a bear - you
    Public speaking - fear
    = Fear to the dark = you overcoming the fear to the dark = self confidence

  • @hlchopra8060
    @hlchopra8060 Před rokem +1

    An amazing, charismatic, and actor par excellence. We rarely find such performance on social network. Thanks TED talks for such shows.

  • @popnavarro6896
    @popnavarro6896 Před 7 lety

    It all make sense now. Thank you!

  • @reyazhussain3152
    @reyazhussain3152 Před 3 lety

    Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @jandejohn5775
    @jandejohn5775 Před 8 lety +18

    Secret = Just do it
    This talk annoyed me because he could have shortened this talk to like 5 minutes.

  • @epicshawn8811
    @epicshawn8811 Před 5 lety +12

    Why we fear public speaking sometimes: *audio/microphone problems*

  • @Indrajeetkumar-xi7cg
    @Indrajeetkumar-xi7cg Před 7 lety

    great explanation dave

  • @himanshugadari8946
    @himanshugadari8946 Před 6 lety

    What an insight!

  • @amalkrishnakg4488
    @amalkrishnakg4488 Před 3 lety +2

    This guy is a gem 💎

  • @MaryJane-fx5of
    @MaryJane-fx5of Před 8 lety

    Very nice... Great points dave!

  • @meowow2693
    @meowow2693 Před rokem

    thank you for this:)

  • @newbreed1199
    @newbreed1199 Před 5 lety

    Beautiful

  • @katrhodes2310
    @katrhodes2310 Před 2 lety +3

    I really enjoyed the presentation and the humor that was added to capture the attention of the audience. speaking in public can be hard but he made it look easy. Also the examples were true and on spot. Good Job.

  • @bhavaniseetal3381
    @bhavaniseetal3381 Před 6 lety

    Awesome Sir!!!!

  • @Mr_Davis573
    @Mr_Davis573 Před 4 lety

    Blessed

  • @TicketAirline
    @TicketAirline Před 3 lety

    i needed to hear this in 2015

  • @lesjardinsdelumiere8530
    @lesjardinsdelumiere8530 Před 8 lety +3

    That was an awesome presentation. Kudos Mr. Guin!

  • @florian0100
    @florian0100 Před 8 lety

    awesome guy

  • @grahamt19781
    @grahamt19781 Před 4 lety +5

    Basically just DO IT or forever be held back from achieving your full potential.

    • @konyvnyelv.
      @konyvnyelv. Před rokem

      You can achieve your full potential even without doing it

  • @peterswag6401
    @peterswag6401 Před 8 lety +2

    Dave guin, your totally right, in fact I hope every single that read this comment might agree it. But what you said about the hunters sample just fit to the fear of public speaking as self-confidence

    • @imdguin
      @imdguin Před 8 lety

      +Pedro Gonzaga Systematic desensitization can be used to overcome many of life's obstacles :)

  • @nitindua86
    @nitindua86 Před 7 lety +1

    thanks Dave, that was very helpful

  • @animeshwarkaur
    @animeshwarkaur Před 5 lety

    Very infornative video

  • @prashantkaushik5390
    @prashantkaushik5390 Před 6 lety

    yeah very good

  • @Arcticninja123
    @Arcticninja123 Před 2 lety

    take care of yourselves people. Eat healthy clean we all wana be with you longer dont let us miss you

  • @adelam4903
    @adelam4903 Před 6 lety +2

    Why does the audio keep cutting off? AND only works in the left ear?

  • @NewSchoolCrap
    @NewSchoolCrap Před 8 lety +29

    LOL this guys fucking hilarious wtf is wrong with that audience..

    • @aDotFromTheFuture
      @aDotFromTheFuture Před 8 lety +18

      +Big L Fear of public laughing?

    • @H2Raby
      @H2Raby Před 8 lety +9

      I'm trying to like him, really, but I can't laugh at anything he says. I'm just glad he's doing public speaking instead of being in a biker gang.

  • @justexpressingmyself397
    @justexpressingmyself397 Před 3 lety +2

    Great story teller
    I don't care about audio,i get it anyway

  • @RaferJeffersonIII
    @RaferJeffersonIII Před rokem +5

    I have to do it in my job. It will dominate my mind for 3 weeks before. It will crescendo in the week before. I can’t sleep properly. Usually on the day it’s terrible. Once up, I can do it provided I’ve massively over prepared. Yesterday, I was fine until the CEO walked into the room - he’s a great guy; not intimidating; but his badge made me stumble my words. It didn’t help having a senior employee who kept looking at me checking his watch and rolling his eyes. Now I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. I’ve had CBT and hypnosis. Others I see can just rock up and speak. I am so nervous my brain just can’t work. It’s a shame as my career would take off if I could do it. I usually have propropanol but I was out of it.
    I feel like an imposter and I don’t belong there.
    If only I was privately educated as I think it breeds a sense of self worth and trains you to do this. My education set me up to be a compliant worker.

  • @OGSuki.
    @OGSuki. Před 7 lety +2

    What is wrong with the audio? I'd like to use a clip from this talk as a visual aid for my Public Speaking 😭 class but the audio is wonky. lol

  • @jesusarmas9054
    @jesusarmas9054 Před 5 lety +7

    My professor 👨‍🏫

  • @katrhodes2310
    @katrhodes2310 Před 2 lety +1

    This video is funny but true we often fear what we can't control. But the point made make sense practice do make better.

  • @BluezFan91
    @BluezFan91 Před 7 lety +14

    This guy really fell off the wagon when his Jurassic Park was shut down.

  • @bang_arhinelo
    @bang_arhinelo Před 8 lety +14

    the real viking guy

  • @hottiemchot2998
    @hottiemchot2998 Před 4 lety +1

    Why is it so choppy? Chunks of time are missing from the vid.

  • @duckthishandle
    @duckthishandle Před 7 lety +6

    this guy is one of the biker dudes straight outta GTA IV

  • @FazuEli361
    @FazuEli361 Před 8 lety +15

    Dave looks like the writer of games of thrones

  • @ghostofvalor4349
    @ghostofvalor4349 Před 7 lety +5

    Damn CPP, invest in some audio quality control! I need this video and I can't hear all of what the presenter is saying!! For shamsies

  • @mohammedsaleem529
    @mohammedsaleem529 Před 7 lety +4

    How can we conquer the fear withouth Audio in this video lol

  • @naomibrock4769
    @naomibrock4769 Před 3 lety +9

    Geez I've never seen a drier audience. Guy had genuinely funny moments and it's just dead silence.

  • @curiousgeorge555
    @curiousgeorge555 Před 2 lety +3

    1:36 is it just me or is his voice really trembling at that point?
    He says we are all afraid of public speaking. Seems he hasn't overcome the fear entirely.
    Nonetheless he's a very good public speaker. Way better than I am.

  • @ManishSingh-eu4kz
    @ManishSingh-eu4kz Před 7 lety

    how to control coverting into hindi in english and i speak so fast many people do not understand my words.

  • @vilhelmvonbraun3093
    @vilhelmvonbraun3093 Před 8 lety +4

    Impossible to watch with all the audio issues. Too bad :(

  • @lildevil7907
    @lildevil7907 Před 7 lety +2

    I have a speech on the 29th in front of my class I'm in 6th grade

  • @Sunny0660
    @Sunny0660 Před 6 lety

    The guy is a rockstar

  • @DanielPSurman
    @DanielPSurman Před 5 lety +1

    Public speaking is having a conversation with your audience

  • @danjosephmusic
    @danjosephmusic Před 8 lety

    His microphone socket in the radio pack was faulty, so the audience was distracted by the technical issues. Hi I'm Dave! Lol :)

  • @autumnbronze7
    @autumnbronze7 Před 8 lety +1

    needs better audio

  • @aneesurrehman7405
    @aneesurrehman7405 Před 2 lety +1

    what the heck is wrong with sound

  • @bryanbariza
    @bryanbariza Před 7 lety

    PLEASE SUBTITLE IN SPANISH TO THIS CONFERENCE. PLEASE.

  • @nikhilthakare3533
    @nikhilthakare3533 Před 6 lety +1

    Pls improve voice quality

  • @prankstergangsterreloadedt6767

    I know him

  • @johnny5039
    @johnny5039 Před 8 lety +2

    I'll just write the script and let the pro's do it.

  • @smug8567
    @smug8567 Před 5 lety

    I don't believe that I have the capability of being able to couch anything in a vernacular that's going to be understood by the people that you want me to talk to.

  • @fosforlukalem9429
    @fosforlukalem9429 Před 8 lety +4

    So he just connected the fear of public speaking to theory of evolution because he thinks fear of public speaking might be coming from fear of unknown and again he thought evolution is origin of the fear of unknown so fear of unknown equals the fear of public speaking ?... there is a lot of reasoning going on here and i never saw a man who would believe neither 2+2=4 or 2+2=5 without you to tell him logic behind it with a proof.

  • @user-nb6ox4sk7h
    @user-nb6ox4sk7h Před 5 lety

    Bad audio mono plays only in left side.

  • @thegraciefighter102
    @thegraciefighter102 Před 7 lety +1

    mad as a box of frogs

  • @nmbilq
    @nmbilq Před 5 lety +4

    I got about 8 mins in, quite enjoying the bits I could hear but the audio issues make this unwatchable. Shame.

    • @Gravitating
      @Gravitating Před 4 lety

      Yes. Awful shame.. Sounds like a wonderful speech, But i could't get past the audio quality.. Ironically I'm doing a Sound Engineering/audio/visual course that requires public presentations..

  • @nystagmussumgatsyn15
    @nystagmussumgatsyn15 Před 8 lety

    i can get over the nerves such as sweating and increased heart rate. There is no way i can get over the irritable bowel syndrome. fuck it i lose

  • @belalnoor9686
    @belalnoor9686 Před 6 lety +2

    Do not watch the whole video: The real message is to just do it.

  • @jakemcgeough3396
    @jakemcgeough3396 Před 5 lety

    Tldr: practice

  • @matthewwhite6314
    @matthewwhite6314 Před 6 lety

    Hey, that’s Tears for Fears, not Rush.

  • @draft1643
    @draft1643 Před 8 lety +3

    Does he mean Tears for Fears because what Rush song is he referring to?

  • @Broadway1982
    @Broadway1982 Před 3 lety +2

    I want to punch my fear of public speaking in the face.

    • @konyvnyelv.
      @konyvnyelv. Před rokem

      No. Just accept it. You can decide not to fight it if it is not necessary for your job

  • @GovindaSakhare
    @GovindaSakhare Před 5 lety

    Fortunately, my right earphone does not work.

  • @RefreshDamage
    @RefreshDamage Před 7 lety +1

    that's my uncle dave

  • @owendeboer2991
    @owendeboer2991 Před 3 lety +2

    That audience did not pass the vibe check at all

  • @jellyrolle95
    @jellyrolle95 Před 7 lety

    No sound in the right ear bud.

  • @BrianDornTFP
    @BrianDornTFP Před 8 lety +2

    I'm tired of being a scaredy cat.

  • @zoomzoom530
    @zoomzoom530 Před 3 lety +1

    Childish... (no really)... The evolutionary explanation is incorrect and confused. But, it was a nice and simple demonstration of how natural selection works..., which is not the topic of the presentation, nor does it explain why most people are afraid of public speaking.

  • @tangotanjomusic
    @tangotanjomusic Před 5 lety

    Earth is only 6,000 years old.

  • @ishanmadhav2471
    @ishanmadhav2471 Před 7 lety

    So accurate hahahahaha EPIC EPIC

  • @ccc6007
    @ccc6007 Před 8 lety +1

    12:48 Fear public speaking is simply fear of unknown.
    The story he told is too too too too long

  • @victorb21000
    @victorb21000 Před 8 lety +5

    He looks nervous lol, how ironic.

    • @imdguin
      @imdguin Před 8 lety +6

      +Victor Beltran Parkour I test out "very high" on communication apprehension ;) It is one of the reasons I spend so much time thinking about it :P

    • @bronsonperich9430
      @bronsonperich9430 Před 8 lety +1

      +Fresh Vic He said he has a fear of Public Speaking... so what's your point?

    • @englishlovers7261
      @englishlovers7261 Před 8 lety +1

      +Bronson Perich I didn't think he looked that nervous anyway. The crowd was a bit tough, but I don't know how many speeches they'd already watched. Gets boring after a while.

    • @bronsonperich9430
      @bronsonperich9430 Před 8 lety

      It can be hard. It's like going to a fight night...

  • @lordgains3317
    @lordgains3317 Před 7 lety

    why the fuck does the video keep jumping!?

  • @thekeypresser
    @thekeypresser Před 9 lety +9

    sadly unwatchable, even if the melodramatic 'hunter gatherer' skit were good, the audio issues are a barrier

  • @Brotonik
    @Brotonik Před 5 lety

    He's a genius btw

  • @alexomondi2708
    @alexomondi2708 Před 6 lety

    Almost every speaker carries a gadget???

  • @schitlipz
    @schitlipz Před 9 lety +5

    For some reason I feel like going to a steak house.

  • @leighbloomfield9458
    @leighbloomfield9458 Před rokem

    Shams the audio for this talk is so bad.

  • @thetoughones
    @thetoughones Před 9 lety +7

    Wow, he curses a lot.

    • @sygb.550
      @sygb.550 Před 8 lety +4

      Lol..at first i thought he was cursing every time his voice go mute, then i realized it's just audio problems xD

    • @imdguin
      @imdguin Před 8 lety +2

      +thetoughones IRL I actually curse. I was a construction worker for 18 years before I returned to school. :O
      I just don't curse during formal presentation ;) The "audio drops" in this were technical problems for the sound tech's

    • @imdguin
      @imdguin Před 8 lety +1

      +VeteranCape LOL! Reductio ad absurdum much?

    • @wildfirez5764
      @wildfirez5764 Před 5 lety

      @@imdguin That was an amazing speech.

  • @silentlessons4221
    @silentlessons4221 Před 6 lety

    not serious really.

  • @kshitizshrestha7119
    @kshitizshrestha7119 Před 7 lety

    Hilarious!!

  • @stueydoubleyou
    @stueydoubleyou Před 8 lety +3

    The evolution hypothesis of mans history is so sad and bankrupt.

    • @nr655321
      @nr655321 Před 8 lety

      +Stuart Wright Yep: it lacks the dialectics between freedom and outside conditions.

    • @konyvnyelv.
      @konyvnyelv. Před rokem

      Nope it's true

  • @ghostofvalor4349
    @ghostofvalor4349 Před 7 lety

    Wtf is up with this video's audio?

  • @Giannantonio83
    @Giannantonio83 Před 8 lety +2

    fat and smart like me =D

    • @jeffron7
      @jeffron7 Před 8 lety +1

      +Gianni Orsini It however is not smart to be fat!

    • @Giannantonio83
      @Giannantonio83 Před 8 lety +3

      +jeff0516161 But in some cases the extreme amount of intelligence that permeates one's brain can overload one's feelings and throw one's life into an unending spiral of abusing the pleasures of life.

  • @DrWhom
    @DrWhom Před 8 lety

    I don't. It's shit easy. I don't believe that famous statistic.

  • @WichooSS
    @WichooSS Před 2 lety

    Dave your cute asfk

  • @victoza9232
    @victoza9232 Před 7 lety +2

    Public speaking? Pffft. No, what I fear is a full-bearded, Hyundai-size dude with wrists that have the same circumference of a Thermos.

    • @ashleyjordan4390
      @ashleyjordan4390 Před 7 lety +2

      Vic toza. You should really re-read what you write before you post it. You're mean and weird and no one thinks you're funny!!!!:P

    • @victoza9232
      @victoza9232 Před 7 lety +1

      Ashley Jordan I don't need to re-read anything. My comment was not meant to be mean--he's a big dude. Stop being a hypersensitive snowflake. And no one thinks I'm funny? Really? Are you so arrogant as to feel that you speak for everyone? The fact you don't find me funny doesn't mean that no one finds me funny. I'm actually known to have an excellent sense of humor and I do make a lot of people laugh. You need to lighten up. There are truly mean comments all over CZcams. Mine are not among them.

  • @winnywagtail3988
    @winnywagtail3988 Před 7 lety +1

    This is the the worst argument I've ever heard in my life.