
Managing presentation anxiety
A two hour workshop to help you manage presentation anxiety and develop strategies for public speaking.
Many people find​ public speaking​ or presenting​ daunting, but sooner or later we all have to do it.
When you speak in front of others, do you ever think:
- The speaker before me was so much better.
- I'll just speak really fast to get this over with.
- My PowerPoint will hide my nervousness.
- I can’t breathe!
- I'm having a panic attack.
- The audience doesn't like me!
- ​I'm going to mess it all up.
- Everyone will be able to tell that I'm nervous!
If you find ​find yourself thinking about these things either leading up to or during a presentation, this two hour workshop can help.
​By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- ​​Identify the signs ​and symptoms associated with performance anxiety.
- Understand the​ most common​ causes of performance anxiety and use this information to help ​you​ to better understand ​your ​own anxiety.
- Recognise patterns of behaviour and thinking that contribute to your performance anxiety.
- Understand the importance of managing performance anxiety.
- Utilise various techniques to help manage your anxiety.​
- Develop a strategy for dealing with performance anxiety when you’re speaking.
Forthcoming workshops
All sessions are open to all students. Check forthcoming events on our workshop calendar: