Final remarks

Now you have read about what speech anxiety involves, how a vicious circle arises where different factors contribute to the problem continuing, and different strategies for dealing with speech anxiety in a more beneficial way.  Hopefully, you have had time to create a picture of what you can practise doing more and less of in order to eventually feel that you can handle situations where you need to speak in front of others. Remember that there is help available if you need more support working on your speech anxiety. Contact your local student health service to find out what support they offer, or to find out where you can turn for help; for example, your local healthcare centre may be an alternative.