Speech coach Jacqueline Hulleman told Business Insider that speech anxiety is, more than anything, a social fear.
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Now, hypnosis is also becoming a trend among business leaders who are seeking help with performance issues such as focus, speech anxiety, confidence and even goal-setting.
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Given "the whole fever pitch of dogs in therapy" — pettable pooches routinely show up before finals on some campuses — Ms. Auslander decided to use dogs to help students with speech anxiety.
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One form of speech anxiety is dysfunctional speech anxiety in which the intensity of the fight- or-flight response prevents an individual from performing effectively.
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A strong negative relationship has been suggested between levels of speech anxiety and self-efficacy.
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In Stanford University Department of Psychology. Retrieved April 21, 2012. He was married to Sharon, the founder of a communication consulting firm who has published three self-help books on speech anxiety. Together, they have three children.
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Often VR is used as exposure therapy in conjunction with Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CBT, to treat public speaking anxiety. Drug Therapies and meditation have also been successful in treating CA. SSRI’s have been found to be successful treatment for speech anxiety. SSRI’s are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors which are used to treat depression and anxiety and that is why they are an option to treat speech anxiety. Vitamin C has also been shown to lessen the anxiety from CA. The results of a study indicated a possible role of vitamin C in decreasing the physiological signs of stress.
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Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. The word glossophobia derives from the Greek γλῶσσα glōssa, meaning tongue, and φόβος phobos, fear or dread. Some people have this specific phobia, while others may also have broader social phobia or social anxiety disorder. The aspect of speaking publicly whether it be in front of a group of unknown people, or a close group of friends, is what triggers the anxiety for the speaker.
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Symptoms include: shaking, sweating, butterflies in the stomach, dry mouth, and rapid heartbeats. The more specific symptoms of speech anxiety can be grouped into three categories: physical, verbal, and non-verbal. Physical symptoms result from the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) responding to the situation with a "fight-or- flight" reaction. During the phobic response, adrenaline secretion produces a wide array of symptoms which enhances the "fight or flight" response.
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According to research done at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, speech anxiety is generally the feeling of nervousness, dread and concern along with a feeling of discomfort. It has been estimated that 75% of all people experience some degree of anxiety/nervousness when it comes to public speaking. If untreated, public speaking anxiety can lead to serious detrimental effects on one's quality of life, career goals and other areas. For example, educational goals requiring public speaking might be left unaccomplished.
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Peer Practice has been proven to be effective in combatting speech anxiety. A dissertation written by a doctoral candidate studied the effect of peer practice on high school students. The study showed that peer practice was statistically significant in reducing overall CA in high school students. Students who did not utilize peer practice had higher overall levels of CA. Another study agrees with these findings and also stated that the presence of an audience is important while practicing because it provides an engaged audience for the speaker and provide constructive criticism which also helps the speaker prepare for speech day.
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