Editing Public speaking (section)

== Glossophobia ==
{{See also|Glossophobia|Stage fright}}
The fear of speaking in public, known as [[glossophobia]]<ref name="Black">{{Cite web |url=https://www.psycom.net/glossophobia-fear-of-public-speaking |title=Glossophobia (Fear of Public Speaking): Are You Glossophobic? |last=Black |first=Rosemary |date=2018-06-04 |website=psycom.net |access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> or public speaking anxiety, is often mentioned as one of the most common phobias.<ref name=Black/> The reason is uncertain, but it has been speculated that this fear is primal, similar to how animals fear being seen by predators.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/feb/07/can-i-have-your-attention-how-i-came-to-love-public-speaking |title=Can I Have Your Attention? How I came to love public speaking |last=Flintoff |first=John-Paul |date=2021-02-07 |website=theguardian.com |quote=The fear is primal, because for most of history, if you had lots of eyeballs on you, it meant you were about to be gobbled up. For thousands of years, hardly anyone knew what it felt like to be stared at, and listened to, by large groups of others.}}</ref>

The apprehension experienced when speaking in public can have several causes,<ref name="Black" /> such as [[social anxiety disorder]], or a prior experience of public humiliation. This can be related to [[stage fright]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stage Fright {{!}} Psychology Today United Kingdom |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/stage-fright |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.psychologytoday.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>