Public Speaking Anxiety Tips: 6 BEHAVIORAL Tips

The video provides strategies to reduce public speaking anxiety by 50%. It emphasizes the importance of practice, focusing on the message and audience, visualizing positive outcomes, familiarizing oneself with the speaking environment, engaging with the audience, and using deep breathing techniques. These methods aim to make speakers more confident and composed.

What is the primary goal of the video regarding public speaking anxiety?

• To ignore anxiety altogether

• To increase anxiety for better performance

• To reduce anxiety by 50%

• To completely eliminate anxiety

According to the video, what is the most effective way to feel more confident in public speaking?

• Practicing extensively

• Wearing formal attire

• Avoiding eye contact with the audience

• Using humor in presentations

What should speakers focus on to reduce nervousness during a presentation?

• The time of day

• The size of the room

• The audience and the message

• Their own appearance

How can visualizing the first 30 seconds of a presentation help a speaker?

• It increases anxiety

• It helps reduce initial nerves

• It makes the speaker forget their lines

• It distracts the audience

What is the benefit of arriving early and walking the room before a presentation?

• It gives the speaker time to leave if they feel nervous

• It helps the speaker feel more familiar with the space

• It makes the room feel larger

• It allows the speaker to change the seating arrangement

Why is it beneficial to get to know your audience before speaking?

• It reduces anxiety by making the audience feel familiar

• It increases uncertainty

• It allows the speaker to change their presentation topic

• It helps the speaker avoid certain audience members

What is the recommended breathing technique to calm nerves before speaking?

• Breathing in through the mouth and out through the nose

• Breathing in and out through the nose

• Breathing rapidly through the mouth

• Holding your breath for as long as possible