Public Speaking Anxiety Tips: 6 Mindset Tips

The video provides six mindset tips to help overcome public speaking anxiety. It emphasizes that anxiety is normal and can be reframed as excitement. The video reassures that nervousness is not visible to the audience and diminishes quickly after starting. It encourages speakers to accept anxiety as part of the process and to assume audience support. The video concludes with a summary of the tips and a question for reflection.

What are the two main approaches to address public speaking anxiety mentioned in the video?

• Visualization and rehearsal

• Relaxation and meditation

• Practice and feedback

• Mindset and behavior

According to the video, what is anxiety a sign of?

• Lack of preparation

• Doing something important

• Fear of failure

• Inexperience

How does the video suggest you should interpret the feeling of butterflies in your stomach?

• As a sign of nervousness

• As a sign of excitement

• As a sign of fear

• As a sign of unpreparedness

What does the video say about how nervous you appear to others compared to how you feel?

• You don't appear nervous at all

• You appear less nervous than you feel

• You appear more nervous than you feel

• You appear as nervous as you feel

How long does the peak of nervousness typically last according to the video?

• Less than 5 minutes

• Less than 60 seconds

• Less than 30 seconds

• Less than 2 minutes

What does the video suggest about the relationship between anxiety and performance?

• Anxiety can coexist with good performance

• Anxiety has no impact on performance

• Anxiety improves performance

• Anxiety prevents good performance

What assumption does the video recommend making about your audience?

• They are distracted

• They are rooting for you

• They are indifferent to your performance

• They are judging you harshly