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Keep your sentences short and use short pauses in between points. 5. Envision success – envision yourself standing calmly, speaking confidently and imagine how you want it to go. Let the desire of a successful performance motivate you – not the fear of the worst outcome.
Why do I get anxiety when public speaking?
Here’s the bad news: Our brains have transferred that ancient fear of being watched onto public speaking. In other words, public-speaking anxiety is in our DNA. We experience public speaking as an attack. We physiologically register an audience as a threatening predator and mount a comparable response.
How to eliminate anxiety when speaking in public?
Short-term medications known as beta blockers (e.g., propanolol) can be taken prior to a speech or presentation to block the symptoms of anxiety. When used in conjunction with therapy, you may find the medication helps to reduce your phobia of public speaking.
What are some strategies for public speaking anxiety?
Professional Treatment. Fortunately, public speaking anxiety is relatively easily managed using medication and/or therapy. Therapy. Short-term therapy such as systematic desensitization and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can be helpful to learn how to manage anxiety symptoms and anxious thoughts that trigger them.
What causes public speaking anxiety?
In particular, the composition and make-up of the audience is the underlying cause of speech anxiety especially when the speaker perceived audience expectations do not match the perceived speaker abilities. Key research has shown that public speaking anxiety causes both psychological and physical symptoms.
Does public speaking help anxiety?
Being prepared to speak in public can also be important if you have social anxiety disorder. Feeling confident and prepared to give your speech may help lessen your feelings of anxiety . Some of the things that you can do to prepare include: