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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.       ...