![]() In situation, speech anxiety begins in the sensation dimension (i.e., she physically feels her heart pound and her face turn bright red). Then I think, ‘Oh, this is terrible I’ve lost control-people will notice how nervous I am.’ I picture myself passed out on the floor with everyone staring at me and then fear overwhelms me.” Sarah, (hotel manager) age 31, said: “When I have to speak at a meeting, I suddenly feel my heart pound and my face turn bright red before my turn to get up. If you can determine where your speech anxiety starts and then treat that dimension with one of the techniques, you can limit the chain reaction and lessen the speech anxiety has on your See the following two examples. Next, locate the second domino (the second dimension where your speech anxiety fires) and stop it from setting the chain reaction. In the same your goal in tracking the firing order is to locate the first domino (dimension where your speech anxiety begins) and then to keep it from falling (stop the speech anxiety from developing there). When you pushed over the first domino, a chain reaction occurred the remainder snaked along and toppled over If you stopped the first domino from falling, the remaining dominoes had a greater chance of staying upright. your firing order can be compared to lining up dominoes or blocks in a “snake formation” as you might have done as a child. speech anxiety at its initiating point in your personality will result in the most permanent change and reduction ofĭetermining the best technique for treating speech anxiety does not diminish the importance of learning more than one anxiety-reduction technique. Tracking your firing order gets at the root of your speech Once you know the root of your speech you can choose the techniques that target the place where your nervousness begins. The firing order” means pinpointing the personality dimension where your speech anxiety initiates or “fires” and the sequence of dimensions that the firing order will help you determine which anxiety-reduction technique(s) to apply to your speech anxiety. Now that you know which of your personality dimensions are involved in your speech you are ready to discover which dimension initiates your speech anxiety by “tracking the firingĥ.2 Track Your Firing Order: Get to the Root of Your Anxiety ![]() impacting an alcohol, a lack a lack or support you stress I overwhelmed with nervousness or passed out on theġ. (For example, I feel stomach dry mouth.)ġ. SENSATION or or you give a public presentation. ![]() would learn speech outlining, delivery skills, time requirement, and how to use fewer “uhms.”)ġ. may find that some or all of these dimensions are involved in your speech anxiety:ġ. Please respond to the statements below in order to assess which dimensions are involved in your speech anxiety. Exercise 5.1: Your BASICS Dimensions Self-Assessment ![]()
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