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10. High-Stakes Communication: How to Manage Anxiety When Speaking in Front of Others

2020/5/7
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Matt Abrahams: 演讲焦虑是普遍现象，但可以通过学习和练习来克服。焦虑分为症状和根源，需要同时应对。症状包括心跳加速、出汗、颤抖等，可以通过深呼吸、握冷水、做大动作等方法缓解。根源在于对未来负面结果的担忧，可以通过专注于当下、进行身体活动、听音乐、数数等方法来克服。应对大脑空白的方法包括提前做好准备、重复之前说过的话以及准备一些可以用来转移注意力的备用问题。 Matt Abrahams: 演讲焦虑源于人类进化过程中对社会地位和生存的担忧，是人类的本能反应，但可以通过学习和练习来管理。他分享了自己14岁时因演讲焦虑导致裤子撕裂的经历，以及多年来研究和帮助他人克服演讲焦虑的心路历程。他强调，即使是专家，也会有演讲焦虑，这是正常的，关键在于学习管理焦虑，而不是试图完全消除它。 Jenny Luna: 作为节目的制作人，她分享了自己在婚礼上致辞时感受到的焦虑，并向Matt Abrahams请教如何克服在团队会议或与上司一对一会谈时的焦虑。她积极参与讨论，并对Matt Abrahams提出的各种技巧和方法表现出极大的兴趣。

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Matt Abrahams discusses the prevalence of public speaking anxiety and introduces the topic of managing both symptoms and sources of anxiety to feel more comfortable and confident when communicating in front of others.

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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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