This study compared self reported speech anxiety of students who were asked to visualize themselves making an effective speech with those who were not asked to visualize themselves making an effective presentation. Students who were asked to visualize reported lower anxiety levels than those who were not asked to do so. It is argued that visualization is an effective, nondisruptive method that can be used in the typical public speaking class to help reduce speech anxiety.
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