The sniffling and snorting could have been caused by an illness, but it could have also been a result of increased respiration from speech anxiety. Speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking, and it comes in two forms. Dysfunctional speech anxiety causes our flight or fight mode to activate, and prevents us from giving a speech (Rothwell, 23). Functional speech anxiety is also a result of the flight or fight modes activation, but it does not prevent us from giving our speech. Increased respiration is one of many physiological symptoms of speech
The sniffling and snorting could have been caused by an illness, but it could have also been a result of increased respiration from speech anxiety. Speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking, and it comes in two forms. Dysfunctional speech anxiety causes our flight or fight mode to activate, and prevents us from giving a speech (Rothwell, 23). Functional speech anxiety is also a result of the flight or fight modes activation, but it does not prevent us from giving our speech. Increased respiration is one of many physiological symptoms of speech