Everyone knows what the picture is about. Yes! Microphones. Different types of microphones. Those who love to sing may not find these objects as weird. As well as the MCs, they may find these things are very vital for their performances as MCs. Without the mics, they are not called as MCs or singers. People need mics to project the voices and to deliver the speech to the audiences so that the messages can get across to other people. As a matter of fact, mics are very important in any ceremony. However, there are some people who are afraid to these things. Maybe I can say that it is like a phobia. Let me introduce my fear. A fear to microphones to be exact. For me, my fear to microphones are the combination of different fears.
First and foremost, I am afraid of my own sound. The sound which comes out when i speak with the mic on. I am really afraid and nervous to hear my own voice. Naturally, without the mic, i have a man-like voice which sometime benefits my friends (girls) when some of them need me to pretend as their 'boyfriends' via the phone talking to their boyfriends. It works. The 'fool' might think that i am a boy. Besides, my man-like voice benefits me when i need to give order / instruction - people think that i am strict. Whenever, i give order they'll do it for the sake of my man-like-tone. No matter how strict my voice is; no matter how large am i from the mic; no matter how strong is the my man-like voice is; I CAN'T SPEAK WITH THE MIC. I DON'T HAVE THE GUT TO SPEAK WITH THE MIC. As what i have stated earlier, i am too afraid to listen to my own sound. Therefore this is what people call as ACOUSTICOPHOBIA - The fear of sound.
Next, i am very afraid of making a speech. There are many things i have to concern of. For instant, language, choice of diction, body language, tone and other things to make yourself presentable as possible. Standing in front of sea of people makes me weak and nervous because i can't stand of eyes who are staring at me. Besides that, i am afraid of making text-less speech or in other words, spontaneous speech. I would have a lot of pauses with the sound of "aaaaarrr....". This happens because i have to give or deliver the speech with a MICROPHONE...i am really afraid of the mic...Thus, the fear of making speech is called LOGOPHOBIA.
