Some symptoms of public speaking anxiety include:
* Intense fear, or just the thought of having to communicate verbally with each group
* Avoidance of events that focuses on a group of people in attendance,
* Physical pain, nausea, feeling of panic or in such circumstances [1].
More specific symptoms of fear of speech can be divided into three categories: physical, verbal and nonverbal. Physical symptoms result from a part of the sympathetic autonomic nervous system (ANS) in response to the situation in the “fight or flight” response. Since the modus operandi, or method of operations, symphatetic system “all or nothing, adrenaline produces a wide range of symptoms at once – all to increase their ability to fight or flee a dangerous situation. Symptoms include acute hearing, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, dilated pupils, sweating, increased oxygen intake, neck stiffness / upper back muscles, and dry mouth. Some of them may be alleviated by drugs such as beta-blockers, which bind to receptors on adrenaline the heart, the example. Word symptoms include, but are not limited to the tense voice, tremulous voice, and repeating “Umms” and “Ahhs”-vocalized pauses-that tend to your comfort depends on the speakers. One of the forms of speech anxiety anxiety dysfunctional speech, in which the intensity “fight or flight” prevents a person with high efficiency.
Many people stress, speech disorders, which are present only during public speeches. Some glossophobics were able to dance, perform in public, and even speak (as in the play), or sing, if you do not see the audience, or if they feel that they are of the character and personality of the stage and not for themselves.
Approximately 95% of all speakers experience some degree of anxiety / nervousness when speaking in public.