Speech buddy video

After watching the speech buddy videos, I benefited greatly from Jessica's anxiety reduction techniques. I always thought the only required pre-speech preparation was to memorize the material being presented, but these techniques to reduce anxiety seem very helpful. Thinking positive thoughts about what you are going to present can be very helpful. By thinking positive thoughts and visualizing the speech going well you can minimize the chances of messing up based on psyching yourself out and creating unnecessary anxiety. You can also practice breathing techniques to ease your anxiety when you give your speech. The tension-release breathing seems like it would be most beneficial in my opinion. I feel like it would be a good strategy to try for when I give my speech on this upcoming Thursday!