Speech Buddies!!

The Speech Buddy Videos are a great tool to learn from. The first video shows different ways to get over speech fear and present your material well. The methods are visualizing, relabeling, and relaxing.  I’ve always had a problem with the visualizing part. I try to imagine myself going in front of an audience and everything is going good, and then, all of a sudden, something horrible has to happen. But I definitely agree that it is a good tool if you know how to control how you imagine things. Relabeling comes to play when I get stressed out about going in front of a class, it is good to imagine that everything will be good no matter what. Relaxation always works about 20 minutes before the speech, and then it all flies out the window for me. But it is a great idea to actually pause before giving a speech and mentally relax yourself, and as the second video shows, get familiar with your surroundings. I never really thought about it that intensely, but it makes sense. If you want to be comfortable in your surroundings, get comfortable and get to know the place around you. I would say it’s like meeting new people. It is so much easier to talk to them once you get to know them a little better. These methods are great and I hope that I will one day be able to use the effectively and to my benefit.