Self-Compassion for Public Speaking Anxiety: A Mixed-Methods Experiment

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Abstract

In this study, participants listened to a recorded self-compassion practice (the self-compassion break) or a control (guided visualization) prior to giving a 3 minute, improvised speech. Group differences were assessed on measures of state anxiety and self-compassion, self-statements, perceptions of speaking ability, observer ratings of speech anxiety and an open-ended question on participants' thought process.

Author

• Phoebe Long, The University of Texas at Austin