Overcome Speech Anxiety INSTANTLY!
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As a public speaking voice coach I often help people to overcome speech anxiety. Overcoming speaking anxiety, (whether for a presentation, education, social situation or on a UA-cam channel,) can be achieved best by learning to control how you breathe. Public speaking tips like this can help everyone overcome anxiety.
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I’m an extremely extroverted person and love talking to people. I have no problems conversing and cracking lame jokes, but as soon as I have to follow some criteria of reading off of a paper or slideshow my heart just goes into overdrive and I can’t think when I speak. Usually I do fine but I still hate the feeling.
Same here
Yea there’s something about not having any control over how long you have to talk that makes it so much worse
Me too. I tend to approach and socialize with a group of people. But as soon as i stand up in front of 15 or more people and have to make a speech, my lungs start losing air, the pitch of my voice goes higher, tongue feels heavier, and my mind goes through a complete breakdown because it notices that they are staring at me while I’m going through that horror. 😂
20 seconds later, i feel much better and i finish my speech with no problem.
My problem is just the first 20 seconds.
This explains my issue exactly.
Neither am i
I have gone through the comment section and realised that there are so many people out there facing the same problem as me… it feels good and bad at the same time 😭
Bro this happened to me last year and I haven’t been the same since. I’m now determined to overcome this by volunteering to read as much as possible. The feeling is awful and it won’t go away 😢
this is not a scientific response, but there seems to be a loophole in my speaking anxiety. If I see or imagine someone who is way more anxious than I am, I take on the responsibility to calm them for the both of us. There's a person at school who shakes with anxiety when talking to people and somehow the compassion I feel towards them calms me, and I'm able to be calm talking to them and to others. IDK why or if this will work or you, but I'm just throwing it out there because it's immensely helpful to me
@@SunshineSyzygyOmg this definitely helped. Today I read out two paragraphs and IT WENT AMAZING. TYSM! I ACTUALLY THINK MY ANXIETY GONE-
Straightforward and helpful.
But the most effective way to deliver a speech without anxiety is to not give a fuck about what anyone in the audience thinks about your appearance and the arguments you are making.
You are not interested in being right or wrong, you are focused in delivering your points.
I’ve always known this is a solution but my problem is the “HOW”😂
@@zodumolunika1063 I imagina them having massive diarrhea or taking a big shit. Every human in that room has had something embarrassing like that going on and it helps put things in perspective
I feel extremely terrible when it comes to public speaking. I hear it is a common thing with many people. The funny thing is, however, i have never met anyone with this issue other than me. Therefore, either it isn't so common (and that would make me feel worse) or the extreme emotions within aren't that noticeable. Either way, this feeling of the lack of control sucks! I wish you all the best.
Very common and very normal! You are NOT alone 🙏
You are not alone i reel it very deep
You are not alone, whatsoever..
I have a speech in less than an hour. The timing of this
Yes! Great 👍 remember to hold that exhale out as long as you can first! 🤜🤛
Hopefully went great huh?
@@ImproveYourVoice Thanks! It definitley helped!
@@timmypannu Great might be an exaggeration but I did survive :D
Just applied this method right before a phone call with an HR. I found myself more confident and not trying to floundering for words.. Great technique indeed.
I am feeling the same. I am stuck to take actions. I feel nervous to attend or answer HR call. I can speak decent in english language but whenever I try to speak with HR or reqruiter, I get stuck.🥺
Tomorrow I have a presentation and I’m watching a ton of videos to help me overcome my anxiety. I’ll try this
Did it work?
Do u remember how it went ? Just curious
I really tried to follow the advices but actually the professor took a point out of my note because I couldn’t kept eye contact
@@chxzzh tomorrow i have presentation 😭
😢i have a presentation tomorrow
First day of class be like
Teacher: okay class please introduce yourself
Me: 😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
😭😂
I did this without even having a presentation yet and I feel really good. Thank you for this
Definitely will try this later today . I have extreme anxiety while public speaking . It’s So bad my voice will tremble all the way and cold sweat all over 😢 no matter how much I try to calm myself
Same here. My voice trembles hard. Sometimes I even forget what I was saying and I can't construct a word in English or any other language.
I just messed up my presentation. Although I’ve memorized everything very well, one thing could easily drag the other. Keep in mind I spoke in English during my presentation and that it is my second language, so I am sure that played a factor into why I wasn’t confident of my speech even though I’ve made sure of everything, but still it felt like I was doing something wrong or was missing something
It really works.
In my first presentation I was very nervous and my hand was shaking.Then I applied this technique before my 2nd presentation. Surprisingly I was calm and was less nervous than before. The presentation went very well.
Boom! So you’ll use it again then right?
@@ImproveYourVoice I am gonna try it for my presentation tmrw
My school is fairly large and about a 1000 people are gonna be present. I have rehearsed a lot but still I have butterflies in my stomach and I can't sleep
Thank you for this, the only technique so far that really prevents me from hyperventilating.
My God just even by reading these comments and thinkinga bour it brings tears and makes my heart race.
Thank you for this fast, clear and simple exercise. I have two important presentations coming up with a series of video consultations before those. Def saving in my downloads for reference when I need it.
Excellent! There’s a whole bunch more in the free breath week if you sign up below! 🤘😁
@@ImproveYourVoice I signed up. Excited to hear more.
Cool 😎
Public speaking literally makes my throat close up. And the only way I can talk is to constantly clear my throat, or force the words out which makes my voice crack and shake. I have a local history presentation coming up in October. Something I want to do but I'm already terrified. To the point that I'm having difficulty preparing. I know if I don't make myself do it I will only regret it. 😞
Have you ever tried hypnotherapy? Can be very useful in these circumstances!
I have the same, sometimes my throat just closes
I am going to give a bible study this Friday and even though I have done this various times this time it's different. I don't know 90 percent of the people who will be there, so I am afraid of being judged. This is the anxiety and nervousness I get but I know ones I get started it will all go away, and everything will be fine.
This really works😭 Tysm!
I have a speech tomorrow... i get anxiety and fears they builds up like ur body is dragging u to the bottom of the ocean. This helps me i got a clearer mind and told myself, "Be calm no matter just speak normally and loud enough" this helps me a lot for tomorrow. Though I have a phobia of speaking in public like a public crowd, It's super-duper scary for me. Thank you so so much for this strategy!
I’m an hour away from giving a 20min presentation and I’m shitting myself 😅
@@jasonyoung9329 lol
@Jason Young it's so stressful. Hope you did well.
@@jasonyoung9329 Hope it went well!
Once I was so scared that I took a shot of vodka before going to the stage. It worked, but it's not very sustainable!
I have this presentation for my avid class and ive literaly dreaded this whole week. Ima very outgoing and loving person and i love cracking dumb jokes with my friends in public and heck sometimes i even do something embarrassing but there's something i cant describe abt the certain type of anxiety that public speaking brings me. I had a previous traumatic experience while presenting earier this year that i think made me traumatized because i was totally fine before but ever since then i feel like all my confidence for public speaking has been taken away from me. its really affecting my mental health and i told my teacher but since this is a class for geting u ready for college his theory is that we have to practice public presenting now. So now hes forcing me to present unless i lose credit for the whole project which he graded 50/50 points for on google classroom. its so wack but i literally hate the anxiety that one event caused me.
how did it go
I have exactly the same! How did it go?
Im exactly the same. I dropped out of the class the first day and ever since then my anxiety and nerves have overtooken everything from me
I guess I should probably update you guys on how it went. I didn't present. I felt bad but I knew I wasnt ready and that was ok. Sure I might not like this version of me but if I dont love it no one will. So im working on my self esteem and people skills to overcome this. I have avid again next year and even though im nervous im
Sure ill be ok.
It’s good that you recognise this my friend. Time will help you ease in to future situations. Working on your self is so crucial for us all! 🙏👍🙏
Trying this one out next Tuesday for my presentation. Hope this helps, it's always so frustrating and discouraging when you've prepared really well but speech anxiety causes you to mess up in the end...
How did it go.
@@growqueen Quite well actually, I was still nervous but I didn't freeze up or anything, so definitely better than usual!
@@saferoundhouse5910 glad to hear!!, keep it up man
I'm the same way. I get a lump in my throat and it's literally hard for me to breath. I hate it. I've had good and bad meetings which I don't get why I can't just get over it since I've done it good many times. But that fear of that "one time" I messed up cripples me.
@@andys3035same problem. how long have you been attending meetings
I can't control my fear when giving presentations 😢. My voice begins to shake and my faces turns dark. I don't know how to control. I think most people don't understand how I encounter.
I Often feel anxious at certain places, and cant talk properly at that time.. I always talk unclear words and pronounce the words improperly. I am still struggling with it, but i am trying to change it.. May be in future i will manage to change it
Thanks man, its works.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing
One tip I found very helpful is to replace your anxiety with excitement. They are similar and with practice you can turn your anxiety into excitement and it really is a game changer.
I have a speech about this and even made a video on it! Totally agree 👍
Thanks I will try it for my Spanish presentation tomorrow
Thanks Daren ❤
I got a 2 page speech to give this Wednesday...wish me luck
Thank you Darren for this
You’re welcome! 🙏
Wow, and I thought I was the only one who gets nervous😅 This video is very helpful. Along with some of the other techniques. And for those who make these videos, the experts, if they’re under like three minutes, they’re more likely to give me to watch them.😊
I just write down What I need to say… as usually have online presentations… I know it’s not perfect but it helps, I use it as prompter and not always follow the script. Add things so it doesn’t seem like reading.
Man i had to give a presentation today but didnt realize i prepared the wrong thing until i was in the classroom. Each person went up and had done their 3 min. Presentation and i was the last one. Knowing my presentation didnt follow the guidelines, i had to wing it and conform my presentation to the guidelines. I went up all nervous, heart pounding, and the minute i started talking i could hear my own voice. All i could focus on was my voice and had to look at my notes just to go back on track. To top it off, when i started to crack jokes noone laughed! I have never felt that nervous in my life. My instructor told me she didnt know why i was nervous, i presented well and that if i had prepared my presentation well in advance(mind you it was an prepared the prior day) that i wouldve killed it. At the end of the presentation, my nerves calmed down and realized i was overthinking it.
i will try it for sure..i have a presentation on Wednesday..thank you
Great! Let me know how it goes. Or perhaps even sign up to the week on breath as that will help!
I have a important presentation next year in may. I'm a very introverted person. I don't have any friends and i never speak at school. ok, when i have to speak with the teacher i speak with them but also very silent. but if someone tries to talk with me, is it a teacher or a student, i cant open my mouth. i'm starting to feel anxious, very warm and i'm starting to shake a bit. i have this feeling everytime someone speaks to me, someone looks at me for a long time or when i hear people talk about me. but mostly when i have to talk. i think many people in my class never even heard me speak. i also never eat or drink when people are nearby. i'm so fcking scared about the presentation. I'm really scared because I'm scared that I won't be able to open my mouth during the presentation
it's easy for me to have a conversation with people or a small group but when it comes to me being the center of attention and people start cheering and clapping my face starts doing weird expressions showing the anxiety i'm feeling and I can't control it, I had enough today got home mad because of it.
This good for GAD in general!
I used to talk a lot to people and do presentations very easily back in 2016, 2017... 2019. But suddently I started to have anxiety attacks every time I had to present something to more than 2 people. I don't think it's a panic attack because I don't feel like I'm gonna die. But I literally lose my breath and can't speak, it's ridiculous
Have a presentation tomorrow, wish me luck 🤞
AWESOME! Thanks! :)
I’m anxious when talking to someone I like. It’s hit or miss at times. I used to be so chill and smooth. Now I’m anxious and choppy. Not sure of myself at times.
Wow thank u
Nice job.
I don’t think you understand the feeling. Heart pounding, getting hot while it’s cold, ears hot and ringing, shaking (my hands). Mind you, I have to present tomorrow! In front of about 30 of my peers. I hate the fact i have speech anxiety it’s so embarrassing. Im 18 and never seemed to overcome it. I have my presentation ready but when I get on the stage I freeze. Gosh if I could, I’d take all my anxiety away. Literally crying rn because I have to present in a few hours but I’d rather skip out on school than do it.
Thanks! 😊
You’re welcome
thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
I recently have this issue while I need to present something during work. Can't wait to try this out.
Does it work?
How does it went?
Hi could you do a review on the Amazon Halo Band tone analysis feature?
I’m so scared I used to not be a quiet person but idk why I became one and now it’s hard not to be quiet anymore and in class I have to give a presentation tomorrow and almost everyone in the class knows me as a “quiet student” so I’m so scared and I am going to try to do this I hope it helps 🤞
I tried doing everything to help me deep breathing grounding and nothing makes my anxiety go away
If u have anexity being social , it means u have given wrong and feearful emotions , to your mind ...
Try to replace it slowly by exiting , happy experiences related to stage speaking ...this willl surely help.......small Good experiences created good moments. ...it's all about what story you tell ur brain , it won't accept the god story now , after a time ofcourse yes
Im a talkative person, but when it comes to presentation or even my prof ask me to read the first paragraph of the discussion, i always feel nervous, my mouth dry, and my voice sounds like im going to cry.... Fuck that feelings
I'm watching this video because I've a speech today I've to share about me and about my background in front of Americans and it really make me nervous
But i hope I'll do my best
Inshallah...........❤
I really need this for speech in class cause I'm running for business manager wish me luck and I hope this help
I have a presentation i have to do in my english AA, I'm worried about it bc usually when I do it, I run out of breath really fast, my voice sounds really shaky, and my heart pounds so much, what can help with this, I really need to do something about that before I do my presentation in 2 weeks
Ps/ did my unnecessarily public speaking today, still nervous and shaken . My speech was unnecessary but I still did it so that I can overcome it . I fear I’ll be worse
I have my 2 hour presentation in two days again I spoke today so that it will be easier the day of presentation.
I’m not even energetic to prepare it anymore
So I should do during meeting
Hey! Can u make a video on how to dpeak with a russian accent, I really wanna learn
:/ idk if I have this anxiety but I have a mumble,stutter, mummer etc issue whenever I speak and I find myself having to rehearse the simplest lines for everyday life in order to say them properly. It feels like my mouth muscles are just spasming. Idk if that's an anxiety issue or smth else.
They can be interconnected. Why don't you try the week on breath and see how it affects you?
@@ImproveYourVoice sure thing!
See you there!
I used to stutter often, and then it reduced when I stopped trying to fix it. When you allow what you fear, the fear no longer has no control over you. Rigid beliefs of " I must not stutter" or "I absolutely must not make these mistakes", make us focus too much on what could go "wrong", and the fear then makes it harder to behave naturally, and authentically. When you make friends with your fears, they immediately stop being being fears.
Great words. Your mind will go where you focus!
The feeling of anxiousness comes back every single time, hate it.
it makes me slightly dizzy, but i will try this next time before my set in open mic comedy
My voice is so low and I need this types,
And how about when someone by direct speach and suddenly happens this body troath chest sensations ? There is no chans to do this ecercises in front of ppl when ppl watching and whaiting for the speachs
My biggest problem is when im given attention and my mind knows that everyones attention is on me thats when i freeze, sweat,my voice becomes weird. God help me this is my goal for 2024 to overcome my fear, because Gods purpose for my life is to speak to people
This might sound ridiculous but i just got a from home call center job & for now im in the training period. The problem is every time im asked to read something out loud for my team i lose it: i start shaking uncontrollably, i can't breathe in at all & i can't focus on what im reading thus making mistakes and stuttering. Idk why that happens because i have no issue of casually speaking with my team. Do you think this exercise will work in this scenario?
If you can control your breath then you can control the physiological symptoms of anxiety and that can have a direct impact on your psychological perceptions. Try it out!
I feel the same way.
I regularly hold meetings, but all of a sudden I can no longer make it through a meeting and have to quickly end it. I’ll start reading from my notes, then suddenly the words don’t come out, my voice goes shallow and I’m trying to push the words out. Then I get an overwhelming feeling of dread, and everyone is looking at me and noticing, then my eyes start to well up. It’s ridiculous and cannot understand why this now happens to me. I take CBD oil, Ashwagandha and I meditate. Does not help. I know it’s not ideal but I’ve started taking propranolol before a meeting, and am now cutting out coffee before holding a meeting. This doesn’t get rid of the anxiety but it enables me to finish my meetings. I will now try the breathing technique! Anyone else the same or have any other tips?
Thank you for this video! I have a question, I'm a bit shy and when I talk to other people I tend to start talking faster and faster to the point that the other person can't understand a single word
What can I do to help me talk slower? I do this very often and It's something that I really want to change.
Actually breath control is still the best option in that scenario! Check out the week on breath via the sign up. It’s really useful stuff! 👍👍👍
@@ImproveYourVoice Thank you! I'm definitely going to do that.
See you there!
Im very nervous to talk someone idk how to remove this habit
I am still struggling with this problem.😢
at 0:45 I was expecting something else to happen and discover the video was posted on april 1st 😂
Nothing “happens” until you take action!
I have a talk in 4 hrs when i found this video. Wish me luck! Huhuhahahha
Break a leg! Let us know how it goes?
My issue is introducing myself in front of a small to large group. Heart pounding and my words just don’t come out as smooth.
Especially if your last right?
Yes
Great. So when I need to talk to people I'll just make them wait and say I need to breathe out so I can talk.😒
i dont know what to do i cant even see if im writing correctly and i see everything in two because im blinded by my tears have to do it tomorrow and im really good when im alone or with a friend and the teacher saw me and has really high expectations for me, but the problem is this teacher has never seen me persent and so i actually stop breathing and choke up and my legs shake really badly and then im told to look at the audiance so what do i do?. I hate my voice because of this one person who calls it annoying and i have a lisp and my face shape makes it hard for me to talk in a mask (my voice is already quiet but the mask mutes me)
Really sorry bud... I can imagine it went worse.. Are you recovering??
I am really bad at explaining things any tips for this problem sir?
Expand your vocab by reading more books
Well 2 days later is my speech among 50 audience, I'll come back and share my experience.
How'd it go?
Aight bro it was fantastic, I took 5 long breathes before I started to talk and my confidence level rose, also I was fluent enough.
Well done!
Tomorrow iam having i will try this
Iam soo sacred..
How did it go.
@@growqueen it was good
@@bunnygirlpinky1512 so glad to hear this. I have a presentation I have just been asked to do on Monday. Literally no time to prepare. Hopefully, it will go well.
@@growqueen just dont be nervous and prepare well
All the best..
@@bunnygirlpinky1512 Thank you
This doesn’t work because I’m shaking
I’ve coughed my lungs out
i have to act in front of 200 people so i am terrified
I find it easier than 10
Trick is to find the most engaged of the audience in the mid to back section and Delhi we it to them
He will teach us a trick in 20 seconds. ( pulls out cocaine and breathes it in)
These type of breathing techniques wont work on me in fact they make me more nervous
How so?
@@ImproveYourVoice idk my brain makes me feel like im doing an extra job and that makes me uneasy and nervous
Sounds like you’re too. I h in your head and not enough giving in to your body! If you do these properly you stop thinking about the other stuff!
This worked lmao 😂
I present in 30 minutes💀
how did it go?
unfortunately, this didn't really help as i have glossophobia💀
Oops, I passed gas😢
😑
Breadthing technique never ever helpful for me
Let’s go Brandon
Why speech is important?????
I hate this modernize world.
It’s less important than it’s ever been so you can’t blame the Morden world.
make a video on how to speak like a girl it would be funny
This is worse then therapy
Only cheaper! 😉
If you do that whilst on stage your going to look like a confused homosexual
it's easy for me to have a conversation with people or a small group but when it comes to me being the center of attention and people start cheering and clapping my face starts doing weird expressions showing the anxiety i'm feeling and I can't control it, I had enough today got home mad because of it.