Everyone is afraid of something. Spiders, heights, angry bees. But while spiders and bees can make a picnic challenging, they usually don't get in the way of doing a job. Unfortunately, my fear is public speaking.
人人都会畏惧某种东西，有人怕蜘蛛，有人恐高，有人怕被蜜蜂蜇。好在蜘蛛和蜜蜂虽然会为野餐带来挑战，但一般不会成为你的职场障碍。我可就倒霉了，我怕的是当众讲话。
At one point, my phobia got so bad that when I gave presentations, my right eye would twitch. Not only would I get nervous about my talk, but I would also stress about the possibility of the eye-twitch emerging, which made it hard to actually present my information. (Try reading notes through an eyeball that has a mind of its own.) The stressing, of course, just made the twitchinevitable. It was a vicious circle.
我的恐惧症一度严重到当众陈述时右眼会发生痉挛。我不仅会担心自己的讲话，还担心眼睛会不会痉挛，痉挛一旦出现，就很难陈述自己所要表达的信息了（不信你就试试用一只不听使唤的眼球来阅读笔记）。当然，一紧张就必然会发生痉挛。这就成了恶性循环。
Are there things we can do to fight the fear? Psychologist Sian Beilock, in an interview with NewScientist, has a few tips to alleviate the stress:
有没有什么克服恐惧的方法呢？心理学家希安•贝洛克(Sian Beilock)在接受《新科学家》(New Scientist)杂志采访时支了几个缓解紧张的妙招。
Don't over-think it: Beilock's research shows that if you have a well-practicedpresentation, when it is go-time, it is best if it runs on autopilot. When we have practiced a speech to perfection, or taken hundreds of golf shots for example, performing well involves paying less attention rather than more.
不要想太多：贝洛克的研究显示，如果你为演讲做了充分准备，那么登场后顺其自然就好了。当我们已经把演讲练得尽善尽美，或者已经做过数百次高尔夫击球练习，临场表现出色的要诀就是不要太在意。
Put it in writing: Jotting down your worries 'downloads' them so they are less likely to pop up and impact your performance.
把顾虑写下来：写下你的顾虑，把它们"下载"到纸上，这样它们就不致临场弹出，影响你的表现了。
Distract yourself: Singing a song or counting backwards by threes in your head can prevent you from worrying over the details of your performance. You prevent yourself from thinking 'Everyone is looking at me! What if I keel over? What if
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