Public Speaking Apprehension-
In looking over the literature on dealing with pubic speaking apprehension, I searched for less likely sources than NCA journals. Here are some of the things I found, not surprisingly, not that different from what we have in our textbooks: From an article in Forbes: 1. Begin small, with baby steps. 2. Organize what you want to say. 3. Slow down. From Psychology Today : 1. Don�t expect perfection. 2. Don�t think of public speaking as a measure of your self-worth. 3. Avoid getting nervous over nervousness�a wonderful lesson I learned from General Semantics 4. Don�t memorize. 5. Don�t read. From WebMD : 1. Visualize yourself speaking successfully. 2. Practice. 3. ...