Public Speaking Anxiety- Americans have the greatest level of Public Speaking anxiety in the world- Communication apprehension 10-15%- PRPSA focused on Public Speaking Anxiety- Public Speaking Anxiety is #1 fear of Americanso Video: Standup Comedy People would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy- Larger audienceso Look around moreo Don’t have to look at everyoneo Walk around more which decreases anxiety If you don’t have anxiety, you don’t careo Walk around to engage with audience- BREATHE Processo Brain Going to create ideas about the public speaking situation Think about fear, which is created in mindo Reframe thoughts Acknowledge fear Women think they are frauds Acknowledge skills and competenceo Envision success Athletes do this Think about all the details of the situation- Video: Cars Movieo Lightening McQueen uses positive self-talk in his truck before his raceo Positive visualization and positive self-talko Apply through practice Over time, you need to practice in front of small audiences Sometimes we do self-adaptive behavior that makes up comfortable but makes up look weird Have to monitor yourself Practice over time- Help creativity come out- Start practicing a week before your speech is due Use different audiences if possible Public speaking is an art- Happens when you’re relaxed and spontaneously o Test your plan Plan out your outfit Have all final preparations before speech Have notecards for your speech If you use paper, it’s thin and you’re shaking, people can see the shake. Notecards are thicker and you can’t see the shake o Handle your thoughts When you are about to do your speech, give yourself a little pep talk During your speech, talk to yourself  Write down what you can do better for your next speech After your speech, celebrate your self- Tell yourself that you did great 3 timeso End fear cycle Think what you can do differently to reduce anxiety- Positive self-talk/thoughto Negative thoughts can affect you worse than positive thoughtso When you say a negative thought out loud, its worseo Video: What Women Want She’s imagining herself being gone and very negative self-talko Video: Reservoir Dogs He talks to himself in the mirror and says positive-talk to himself out loud - People miss opportunities due to anxiety- Audience is always on your side- FEARo Falseo Evidenceo Appearing o Real- We are afraid of people judging us or saying a word wrong- JFK said a speech to Berlin and messed upo He said he was a “jelly-doughnut” when trying to say he was a