Tips for Overcoming Performance Anixety

Hey guys;

So this week was a partnered in class assignment that my business communication professor had us do. I thought I would share it with you guys.


1.      Breathing Exercises

a.       Taking in deep breaths and letting it out slowly

b.      Allowing yourself to clear your mind

2.      Visualize Your Presentation

a.       Allow yourself to think what you want your presentation to look like in the end

3.      Be prepare

a.       Prepare yourself for all possible outcomes

b.      remember to have backup

4.      Pause Frequently

a.       To overcome stuttering

b.      regain composure when gripped by anxiety

5.      Memorize

a.       Allow yourself to memorize certain aspects of your presentation so you don’t need your notes and look prepared

6.      Practice

a.       In front of a mirror or out loud so you know when to put different tones and speeds into certain aspects

b.      Pretend that your worst so you know what not to do

7.      Forget Audience

a.       Allow yourself to visualize that you are once again to stand in front of the mirror and remember that you are only doing it for you

8.      Audience Expressions

a.        Ignore blank expressions due to fact that they are probably attempting to understand what you are talking about

9.      Film Presentation

a.       Allow yourself to actually go back and see yourself in the presentation and also gives you a chance if you unable to make presentation to have copy for the event or presentation to still go on


10.  See It Another Way

a.       Stop seeing it as a big thing, but just a conversation between you and another classmate

11.  Find A Target Zone

a.       Pick a spot in the room or a familiar face and make that your center point in the way that you are concentrating on that one spot, to keep you from looking down


What are your tips and tricks? Let me know in a comment.