Speech Anxiety

Individually (spend 10 minutes)

1. Do you experience speech anxiety or stress?
2. What do you think are the causes of your anxiety? List all the potential causes. 
3. What do you normally do to overcome your speech anxiety or nervousness? What works and what does not? List all the things that you often try to do to avoid nervousness. 
4. Now find a reliable source online that talks about strategies to overcome speech anxiety. State what you learned from the source and the new things you might want to try for this speech.
5. Post your answers to your blog. 

In Group (5-7 minutes)

1. Discuss the sources of anxiety and the strategies you often use to address them. 
2. Post a comment here including the sources and the specific strategies to address those sources of anxiety.