{"id":41,"date":"2022-02-10T19:25:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T19:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.hcfl.edu\/speechcomm\/part\/building-confidence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:38:32","slug":"building-confidence","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.hcfl.edu\/speechcomm\/part\/building-confidence\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 2: Public Speaking Anxiety","rendered":"Chapter 2: Public Speaking Anxiety"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn methods to build public speaking confidence.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify and deal with your own brand of public speaking anxiety.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apply cognitive restructuring (CR) techniques to create a more 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Terms<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"41-279\">\u201cBreathe and Release\u201d<\/button><\/li>\n<li><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"41-357\">Cognitive Restructuring (CR)<\/button><\/li>\n<li><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"41-475\">Glossophobia<\/button><\/li>\n<li><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"41-477\">Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA)<\/button><\/li>\n<li><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"41-469\">Scrutiny Fear<\/button><\/li>\n<li><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"41-471\">State-Anxiety<\/button><\/li>\n<li><button class=\"glossary-term\" aria-describedby=\"41-473\">Trait-Anxiety<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"glossary\"><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"41-279\" hidden><p>a short-cut version of systematic de-sensitization appropriate for public speaking preparation<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"41-357\" hidden><p>an internal process through which individuals can deliberately adjust how they perceive an action or experience<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"41-475\" hidden><p>a subset of social phobia, the fear of social situations<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"41-477\" hidden><p>one of the most commonly reported social fears<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"41-469\" hidden><p>anxiety resulting from being in a situation where one is being watched or observed, or where one perceives themselves as being watched<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"41-471\" hidden><p>derived from the external situation within which individuals find themselves<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"glossary__tooltip\" id=\"41-473\" hidden><p>anxiety that is aligned with, or a manifestation of, an individual\u2019s 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