10 Anxiety Management Techniques to Deal With Public Speaking Anxiety

Speaking in public can be incredibly nerve-wracking. We have to learn how to manage anxiety before it starts managing us. How do professionals manage their anxiety? Are they just genetically gifted? Are there any ‘secret’ anxiety management techniques you can do to be just as confident as them?

Stanford Communications Professor Matt Abrahams will be the first to tell you that you’re good; you just need to learn some anxiety management. In 10 quick minutes, learn to expect success, battle procrastination, and warm up your voice so that nothing can go wrong. Also, learn to predict the things that might go wrong, and adapt to them. This video teaches you 10 things that are sure to work to make you a more confident public speaker.

If you think about it like a performance, you WILL get nervous when things go wrong. Instead, use Matt’s suggestion about reframing your situation; we promise it will make things so much easier!

Key Quotes
• “For most people, when they begin to feel nervous, their anxiety actually makes them feel more nervous … The single best thing you can do in that situation is simply to greet your anxiety. Say to yourself, this is me feeling anxious.” – Matt Abrahams (01:00)
• “If you see your speaking situation as a performance, where there’s a right way and a wrong way, that can make you very nervous and put a tremendous amount of pressure on you.” – Matt Abrahams (05:05)

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Anxious? Try This
01:46 Try This To Calm Your Nerves
02:20 Don’t Let Your Voice Crack
02:58 You Are Not Important in Your Speech
03:33 Don’t Be Afraid, Do This Instead
04:09 Don’t Anticipate Failure
04:58 The Correct Way To Speak
06:47 Defeat Procrastination With This Tip
07:45 Plan For The Worst
08:35 Move Away from Presentations
09:17 Conclusion

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