COM 326 Lecture 3: Managing Speech Anxiety Part 1
4 Nov 2016
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Why are you anxious about speaking: lack of experience, past bad experience, worry over appearance, faults, or being different from others, being the center of attention, not being prepared enough. What causes your speech anxiety: lack of positive experience, feeling different, being the center of attention, hostile audience, importance of the occasion, mislabeling feelings, expectation of perfection, forgetting, fear of looking foolish, worrying about a grade. When do people get anxious: pre-preparation, preparation, pre-performance, performance. Pre-preparation anxiety can be calmed by reviewing speech assignment instructions and creating a plan of action. Create a plan of action now: step 1: record your speech due date in your calendar. Step 2: count the days and divide up the speechmaking steps to fit the days available. Step 3: set aside a specific time period each day to work on your speech. Step 4: focus on completing each small task as it comes.
