User:Taylor D Henderson/sandbox

The aspect of speaking publicly whether it be in front of a group of unknown people, or a close group of friends, is what triggers the anxiety for the speaker. The speaker may be comfortable if they speak in front of a group of complete strangers, but when it comes to speaking in front of family/friends, their anxiety skyrockets, and vice versa. Some speakers are more comfortable in larger groups, and some are more comfortable speaking to smaller groups.

'''The concept of Public Speaking Anxiety comes from the students fear of embarrassment if they speak in front of different crowds of people. Students have a fear of making mistakes or messing up or just being judged in general by their audience. Most of the anxiety that students have of speaking publicly stems from a previous experience that ended with them making a mistake or being judged by their audience or their audience not being as interested in the topic as the speaker thought they would be. '''

Help and relief
'''Communication Apprehension is the "fear or anxiety about real or anticipated communication" Choosing topics to talk about that mean something to you, expecting the unexpected, knowing your introduction and being confident about the topic you're speaking about, using visuals, and most importantly, practicing, these will all help in lessening the amount of anxiety that's being experienced during the speech.

Causes and Symptoms
'''The Causes and Symptoms of Glossophobia can be linked in some ways. If there has been some prior event or circumstance that led to the speaker having a fear of speaking in front of a group of people, then that's going to constantly be on repeat in their head. Which will then lead to them going blank during their speech, shaking, stumbling over words, and staying so dependent on note cards so they do not have to make eye contact with their audience.''' '''According to research done at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, speech anxiety is generally the feeling of nervousness, dread and concern along with a feeling of discomfort.  Other symptoms include shaking, sweating, butterflies in the stomach, dry mouth,and rapid heartbeats. '''