{"id":1219,"date":"2026-06-02T14:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:14:07","slug":"speech-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/2026\/06\/02\/speech-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combatting Speech Anxiety<\/h3>\n

Speech anxiety begins in the mind and transmits signals of nervous energy to the rest of your body. As you may know, this nervousness can manifest in a variety of ways. Some common tics are shortness of breath, dry mouth, shaky voice, hand\/foot tapping, and stomach butterflies. These things are completely normal<\/span>, and even better, manageable. Here are some tips that can help manage these physical effects of speech anxiety:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. BREATHING EXERCISES. Focused breathing can help calm your heart rate and clear your mind. Try box breathing or other exercises before you go to the podium.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. THINK POSITIVE. Use your nervous energy to reframe negative thoughts. Remind yourself of the hard work you\u2019ve put in, and remember that you are well-prepared.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. VIEW THE SPEECH AS A CONVERSATION. Rather than think of your presentation as a big, scary event, consider it as just a conversation between you and some friends. You\u2019ve researched and rehearsed, now just share what you\u2019ve learned conversationally!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Click these links for more information on combatting speech anxiety. You are not alone, and it will<\/strong> get easier!<\/p>\n

    Mayo Clinic Tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Stanford Tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Iowa Tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Combatting Speech Anxiety Speech anxiety begins in the mind and transmits signals of nervous energy to the rest of your body. As you may know, this nervousness can manifest in a variety of ways. Some common tics are shortness of breath, dry mouth, shaky voice, hand\/foot tapping, and stomach butterflies. These things are completely normal, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26259,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1220,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions\/1220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/speakingcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}