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SPEECH & PUBLIC SPEAKING LIBGUIDE: FEARS: Conquering Your Anxiety

This LibGuide is intended to provide students with resources to identify speech topics, to conquer their fear of public speaking, to locate quality information as research for their topics, and more!! (Info may be helpful for essay writing as well.)

Resources to Help You Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking

Are you afraid of public speaking? If so, you are not alone!!! Fear of public speaking often makes the top 3 list of fears (in fact, it frequently make #1 on the list). Giving a speech is very intimidating. Here are some resources to help you conquer your fears (although, the most important thing to remember is...you're not alone!!!!).  STAY CALM...AND SPEAK ON!!!!  

Why You're Scared...And How To Conquer Your Fear!!

10 Quick Tips for Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking