Name: Public Speaking with Social Anxiety - Dr. Russ Morfitt
Uploaded: 2016-11-23T07:15:23.000Z
Duration: 1 min 57 s
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Public speaking is one of the problems that comes up most often for people with social anxiety.

And if you think about it, if a person suffers from social anxiety,

if I have social anxiety, I'm greatly concerned about how other people view me.

And there I am in front of a group of people

and I'm in the spotlight, I'm literally in the spotlight

Well, a couple things that we recommend: One is

to consider those things that I might ordinarily do to

to try to make myself feel comfortable... and not do them.

over-polish what I'm gonna say. And ultimately that

makes me more afraid. That's a barrier to me really getting past my social anxiety.

I might be attempted to look above their heads

but ultimately that produces a worse experience for me, and for them.

I can't see the people who are smiling at me or nodding as they understand

what I'm saying and appreciating it. I put a greater distance between myself and them

when I avoid them. Or if I rush through my public speaking,

I start breathing faster. When I breathe faster,

I actually become more anxious and when I become more anxious

then it's less easy for me to be the kind of public speaker it could be,

and I'm actually a little less pleasant to listen to.

So few basic things a person can focus on.

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Public Speaking with Social Anxiety - Dr. Russ Morfitt

literally

anxiety

ultimately

appreciate