Ok mat: Is there a difference in how you deal with anxiety when communicating virtually versus in person? i really don't think there's much difference. A lot of the techniques people have described for us to day, and that we've talked about on other episodes, apply to being both virtual and in person. You can actually distract your audience momentarily so you can collect yourself. Ask them to type something into the chat, show them a quick video clip. This buys you a little time to collect yourself. So the bottom line is, speaking in person or virtually is nerve racking,. And there are few extra things you can do when you're virtual.