Anxiety is one of the most common feelings that people have before they are about to speak in public. The good news is, there are some things you can do beforehand to avoid feeling this way. It’s important to note that everyone has a different anxiety threshold and what may help one person will not necessarily work for another.
However, these four tips should be helpful for most people:
1) Breathe deeply
2) Practice your speech out loud or write it down on paper
3) Visualize yourself successfully delivering the speech
4) Find someone you trust who will stay by your side as you speak
In order to avoid anxiety, it’s important to proactively take steps before you give a speech. The four tips above should be helpful for most people in their efforts and are worth considering as they prepare beforehand.
How can I help someone who is anxious about speaking? Anxiety is one of the most common feelings that people have when preparing to speak in public or otherwise share something with others on stage.
It’s not uncommon for those experiencing this kind of fear to feel like they will never succeed at presenting what they want because there are so many distractions happening inside them; these include racing thoughts, shortness of breath, trembling hands/fingers and more.
