Peer Practice has been proven to be effective in combatting speech anxiety. A dissertation written by a doctoral candidate studied the effect of peer practice on high school students. The study showed that peer practice was statistically significant in reducing overall CA in high school students. Students who did not utilize peer practice had higher overall levels of CA. Another study agrees with these findings and also stated that the presence of an audience is important while practicing because it provides an engaged audience for the speaker and provide constructive criticism which also helps the speaker prepare for speech day. This study also showed the benefits of tutoring while also using peer practice which is also another way the speaker can receive feedback and improve on their speech so their anxiety level will be lowered. Virtual Reality, VR, has also been a great help to those struggling with CA. Virtual Reality Therapy is a technology that enables users to enter computer-generated worlds and interact with them through sight, sound, and touch. VR may provide them with a sense of mastery or self-efficacy and, in turn, result in improved perception of performance and satisfaction with performance. The VR Practice can help with the anxiety that is caused be CA and help the speaker feel more prepared overall. Often VR is used as exposure therapy in conjunction with Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CBT, to treat public speaking anxiety. Drug Therapies and meditation have also been successful in treating CA. SSRI’s have been found to be successful treatment for speech anxiety. SSRI’s are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors which are used to treat depression and anxiety and that is why they are an option to treat speech anxiety. Vitamin C has also been shown to lessen the anxiety from CA. The results of a study indicated a possible role of vitamin C in decreasing the physiological signs of stress. Meditation has been found to help significantly reduce anxiety in speakers naturally. One Study found that the speakers who did not meditate had increased stress even after multiple trials they did not have a habituation-related decreased level of stress.
Communication apprehension
Psychological resistance
Mood congruence
Disorder of written expression
Mindfulness
Casualty movement
Mirrored-self misidentification
Unconsciousness