After watching the videos and doing the reading I feel like have a good grasp on what I can do to make my future speeches better. In the videos there are the three techniques, that are also discussed in the book, to help with speech delivery. Visualizing one's speech is a great way to get prepared for a speech and until now I never realized it was a technical term. I remember in dance and cheer leading I frequently would run over my routine's before a performance so that mentally I was prepared for the steps I needed to execute. When it came to speeches however I would visualize all the negative things that could happen. This is obviously not a good way to psych yourself up. Relabeling I think would be quit useful for me since I always stress my most negative feelings. Relabeling stress and using different wording can really take the edge off giving an oral presentation, going in for a job interview, or just communicating with peers. Relabeling makes me think of a saying my dad said often, "there is a lot of power of positive thinking". And then there is just relaxing which uses various breathing techniques. For me personally breathing has never really worked because once my brain gets going I can not turn it off. I have tried yoga and the concept I feel just goes over my head.
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