To all my friends that are afraid of taking a Comm 110 class because they are afraid of public speaking. I am here to tell you that this class will be beneficial to you in your everyday life and will also help you get the job of your dreams because communication skills are important in the work force. Communication anxiety is a physical response to an anxiety-producing public performance situation. Once you experience anxiety the body has a universal response known as fight-or-flight syndrome which means that your body is getting ready to face whatever may occur. Adrenaline is pumped into the blood stream which causes our heart rate to increase along with our respiration rate to increase. This will cause our digestive system to be suspended so that our blood concentrates in the large muscles of our arms and legs.
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It is important to practice in front of real people because then you will become accustomed to human variables where as you do not get reactions looking at yourself in the mirror or from talking in front of your pets. Next, posture will increase your confidence by holding your chin up by keeping your shoulders back. Movement will help channel some excess energy that your body produces in response to anxiety gesturing reduces the stress in the larger muscles of the arms which decreases the tremors associated with communication anxiety. It is important to move towards the audience with purpose and not just walk side to side. Lastly, Self-fulling prophecies can help to overcome communication anxiety. Instead of thinking that public speaking is an awful obligation try to consider your next speech as an exciting opportunity and replace all your negative thought with positive ones. Comm 110 is not just about giving presentations in front of the classroom but it is an opportunity to learn effective ways to cope with communication
It is important to practice in front of real people because then you will become accustomed to human variables where as you do not get reactions looking at yourself in the mirror or from talking in front of your pets. Next, posture will increase your confidence by holding your chin up by keeping your shoulders back. Movement will help channel some excess energy that your body produces in response to anxiety gesturing reduces the stress in the larger muscles of the arms which decreases the tremors associated with communication anxiety. It is important to move towards the audience with purpose and not just walk side to side. Lastly, Self-fulling prophecies can help to overcome communication anxiety. Instead of thinking that public speaking is an awful obligation try to consider your next speech as an exciting opportunity and replace all your negative thought with positive ones. Comm 110 is not just about giving presentations in front of the classroom but it is an opportunity to learn effective ways to cope with communication