OVERCOMING FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

DESCRIPTION

The author, Beverly D. Flaxington, points out that “speech anxiety is so common that there is a formal term for it – glossophobia.”  Her post briefly discusses the missteps that individuals make and how negative the anxiety of public speaking can intensify.  She lists  “Six Keys to Confident Presenting.”  Her focus is on the constructive steps that an individual can take to build positive confidence in presentations as anxiety is reduced.

SOURCE

Psychology Today, Mar 16, 2015,  Post published by Beverly D. Flaxington

LINK TO RESOURCE

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/understand-other-people/201503/overcoming-fear-public-speaking

(shortened URL)    http://tinyurl.com/mn4me5s

CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

•First, through a show of hands ask how many in the class have public speaking anxiety.
•Ask about the negative thoughts that anxiety in public speaking generates.
•Discuss how avoidance of a behavior, public speaking in this instance, can actually intensify the anxiety.
•Read the article and then discuss the six steps to improve confidence.