ABSTRACT
Many speakers experience anxiety and most learn to cope with it. Speaking anxiety is incredibly common. For many, it represents simply a fear of public speaking—also known as glossophobia. Physical stressors can also influence the extent and manifestation of anxiety. Lack of sleep, general anxiety from other causes in the life, the effects of some medications: all of these can affect the amount of anxiety that is experienced. In addition to the changing levels of anxiety in our daily lives, people record fluctuating levels of anxiety during a single speaking performance. The public speaking classroom is a perfect place to learn how to control your speech apprehension. Very different contexts can generate responses similar to the experience of public speakers. Speaking anxiety, commonly called stage fright, is based on a physiological response to the perception of danger.
