COMM 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Communication Apprehension, Systematic Desensitization, Lectern

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 1100
• Professor: Murphy

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It will make your apprehension worse because of the mass amount of data you have to now know. 3. 2 all anxiety is not the same: sources of communication apprehension. Situational anxiety: anxiety caused by a specific audience, specific time, and some unfamiliar context. Think positively: use cognitive restructuring, changing how you label the physiological responses you will experience, treat it like an exciting opportunity. Watch what you eat: ensure that you eat properly as butterflies are more noticeable in an empty stomach and avoid caffeine. Reducing nervousness during delivery: anticipate the reactions of your body, breath deeply and put symbols in your notes to smile or slow down. Speech content issues: when stuck or going blank during a speech, take a moment to pause and gather information, ta(cid:455) sile(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d for(cid:373)ulate thoughts rather tha(cid:374) sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)u(cid:373)s(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)uhs(cid:863) External distractions: sometimes audience members are distracting with a ringing cell phone or a car alarm going off outside.