After years of working on my anxiety, i feel much more confident. But there's one time every year that i get super nervous. We know what we're going to say, oftentimes we know who we're speaking to. Why do we get anxious? So many of us believe it's evolutionary. It's part of being human. Anything that puts your status at risk, should make you nervous. That's ingrained in us. And we see speaking anxiety in all cultures.
Most people feel nervous in situations such as speaking in front of a class, pitching a big idea, or giving a toast, yet research-backed techniques can help manage both the symptoms and sources of our speaking jitters.
Matt Abrahams sits in the interviewee chair for this episode and talks with the podcast's producer, Jenny Luna, to share his backstory with public speaking anxiety and how by recognizing the causes of our nervousness, and applying mitigating techniques, we can gain confidence in our communication.
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