How Do You Control Anxiety During An Oral Report

How can I get over my anxiety for an oral presentation?

This is a great question!  There are several ways to cope with speech anxiety. These ones work for me. 1)Before the presentation: Prepare: Outline your speech. Make sure to create clear signposts and transitions (this will also aid your memorization). If you think it will help, write a manuscript. Practice: Practice your speech until you have memorized the outline/main points. If possible, practice in front of your team. Their support could suppress the anxiety. Either way, focus on internalizing the information. View Speaking as a Privilege: Giving a speech is an opportunity for you to share your knowledge and worldview with the audience. Believe your words can benefit the audience. Research: Research ways to elevate your public speaking. There is a myriad of material from people who deliver speeches constantly. Shorten your learning curve and try their tricks. These two resources may help:How To Become The Best Storyteller On The Planet It's Your Hour: Mastering Public Speaking in 60 Minutes 2)Right before the presentation: Set Yourself Up For Success: Get plenty of sleep. Have a good breakfast. Limit your caffeine intake. Take a few deep breaths. Take a short walk if need be. Believe that you will deliver an amazing speech.3)During the presentation:Don't EVER Admit You Are Nervous: Chances are, the audience will not know you are nervous unless you tell them. Make it your top priority to remain poised.Trust Your Gut: You know the material. You have practiced it several times. Channel Your Nervousness: Use your anxiety to energize your delivery.Remember that speaking is a privilege! I hope these tips serve you and good luck on your presentation!

How does one do an oral presentation with social anxiety?

My first suggestion may seem a bit odd, but here goes. If you can START by getting your audience to laugh, you will create a bond with them. Laughter purges one’s stress and makes people feel good; consequently, you will start your presentation with your audience liking you. THAT will also decrease some of your stress.Now, how to get them to laugh? It doesn’t have to be a deep laugh. A chuckle will do. You might start by first looking at them, slowly shaking your head and saying, Boy, I hope I don’t mess up. Or, I am so scared. My (relative, friend, whoever) told me I should wear dark pants….. in case I wet my pants, no one will notice. Or, Holy Mackerel! If you guys have something to do or somewhere to go….I’ll wait on you. Or, If I get boring, and you want me to shut-up….just throw money. It’s okay to tell them you’re nervous. They would be as well. Not to worry, no one ever died from giving a speech.Scan the top of the heads of your audience. Don’t look them in the eye, unless you find a friendly face. Move. Walk around the room…even if it’s just in the front of the room. It will keep them awake and might decrease some of your stress.VERY important: PAUSE. No more than six (6) words at a time with a pause. Less is better. Use enough voice…even if it shakes. Practice this: emphasize the last sound of each word. This will keep you from speaking too fast and will sound polished to the listener. Watch the audience. If people are putting their hand to the mouth….they are listening to you, and you are doing a good job.To learn how I overcame the fear of public speaking, read the ebook, Rise Above: Conquering Adversities on Amazon Kindle. It’s also available online in paperback format.To view click on the link below: Rise AboveAll the best to you….

If I have anxiety, can the teacher force me to do a presentation?

You are not anxious about the presentation. You are anxious about how your presentation will be perceived. Think about it. You talk to other people all the time, probably often to groups of people. That doesn’t seem to be your problem.I suspect that you believe that you are either perceived as perfect or elsewise as a bumbling idiot. You’ve divided your world into black and white. There is a middle ground, you know. What if you did 80 percent perfect? That should be enough to be relaxed, right? You are never going to be perfect at anything. Even the violinist Daniel Hope isn’t perfect at playing his instrument, although I can’t tell how.If one of the other kids in class did pretty darn well at presenting, would you hate him or her? Would you make smart cracks to make them feel bad? No, you would be understanding, give them a break, and hopefully congratulate them on going a really good job. Well, your classmates will do the same for you. If some don’t, they’re jerks, and you don’t need to listen to anything they ever say.Stop weaseling out of uncomfortable situations. Your teacher is absolutely correct. Once you stop babying yourself, you’ll find there are scads of things that you do a lot better than you thought.

How can you stay calm before and during an oral exam, if you suffer from anxiety and shyness?

I always liked a little ball of play doh. It gives a good distraction for your hands and offers your brain to focus on something non threatening. I've used play doh through out high school and even into college. The cool thing about play doh is chances are its unlikely you'll be in a situation where you could use it to cheat so many professors and teachers will allow it. I like to make a quick and positive shape before the test is handed out. I liked making flowers. And put it down to look at it when i needed to, then pick it up and make a different shape when i was stuck on a difficult question, and repeat. I know this is slightly ridiculous but it's creative and effective so i hope this helps.Edit: I didn't realize at first that this said oral exam. Making shapes to look at seems inappropriate here. I also feel that the play doh idea isn't entirely inappropriate in that you can hold it and squeeze it in your hand it's ok to fidget as long as its not a complete distraction for you. The goal is to distract enough to take off some of the edge.

What do I do if I have a panic attack on stage during a presentation? Should I run off or apologise and wait a couple for it to pass?

If you think that having a panic attack is a real possibility, then do the presentation with someone else. If you feel an attack coming on, then you can just hand over to the other person to continue, while you take a moment off stage to calm yourself.Better still, put in place measures that make it unlikely you'll have a panic attack.Practicing mindfulness is a very good way of reducing anxiety, and getting back control of your feelings. Find a local class (especially if they do Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)) or a book like this one: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world: Amazon.co.uk: Prof Mark Williams, Dr Danny Penman: 9780749953089: BooksThe American news anchor Dan Harris had a panic attack live on air, and he wrote a book about how he got back control of his life. You can see a short video about it here: