Public Communication

1. READING: Anxiety
How to deal with it.

2. Not always bad!
 More preparation
 Energy

3. Diminishing the negative effects.
 DEPERSONALIZATION
 BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
 PRACTICE

4. DEPERSONALIZATION
 Focus on the argument, NOT on the speaker
 Connect with the audience
 Modify when necessary

5. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
 Total relaxation – impossible and not recomendable
 Intensity vs anxiety
 Tips on overcoming anxiety:
 Breathe deeply
 Start with a familiar subject
 Take note of exernal manifestations of anxiety

6. SIGNS OF ANXIETY
 Fidgeting
 Trembling
 Quivering voice
 Forgetting

7. PRACTICE
 Speak aloud!