Speaking Confidently

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Speaking Confidently

• Natalie B. Bryant

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Worth Repeating

• The only difference between Pros and the Novices
  is the Pros have trained the butterflies to fly
  in formation.
• Edward R. Murrow

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Stagefright 20/20 June 1, 1990
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What Happens When Nervousness Strikes???

• Verbally ?
• Vocally?
• Nonverbally?

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Types of Anxiety

• Situational Anxiety
• unfamiliar audience
• high status individuals
• Evaluation
• Trait Anxiety
• feeling inferior/inadequate
• previous failure
• low self-esteem

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Understanding Communication Apprehension
by Ron Adler
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Tactics for Controlling Anxiety

• Identify reactions to stress
• Be familiar with audience and situation
• View the communication event positively
  Positive Self-talk!!!

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Tactics(cont.)

• Project control
• Use visualization or relaxation exercises
• Practice Be OVER prepared!
• Learn from the experience for improvement

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Remember
We act as the person we see ourselves to be.
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