What are the best ways to help students overcome their fear of public speaking in a second language?

In my experience working with Korean ESL professionals and students, often times they over-rehearse to the point of creating a pantomime version of their presentation, or they are so deeply scared of making mistakes it cripples their voice, breath and movements. I advise my clients to work on these strategies: 1) Make sure you know what you're talking about - Learn your topic inside out. 2) Use language patterns and vocabulary that are comfortable to you. 3) Reframe your anxiety to enjoy the experience - Relax! This is a cool experience, and you've done harder things. 4) Understand your Audience's needs - they're here to listen, not to catch your mistakes. 5) Connect emotionally by crafting your story. There's more but, word limit ;)

To help students overcome stage fright in a second language, it is crucial to establish a supportive and encouraging environment where students feel at ease expressing themselves without fear of judgment. Students should understand that progress may be gradual, so they need to be patient, and as their teacher/coach/mentor, I tailor my approach to meet each student's learning styles and needs. As a previous teacher of public speaking, I used to have a practicing session in which I asked students to perform an inspirational piece that I had previously carefully selected for each one of them. Repetitive rehearsals proved to help them gain more self-confidence and thus feel more at ease in real-life public settings (not just in front of peers).

TEACH/TRAIN the students - 4Ps formula of PUBLIC SPEAKING PLAN your speech PREPARE well if it is a preplanned/prescheduled context PRACTICE your speech (standing in front of a mirror/take the selfie video of your rehearsal speech) PERFORM well assuming that you are the KING/QUEEN addressing the audience ---- above all throw off your fear and face the feedback/criticism with positive attitude.

The following are proved very suppportive in helping SL learners overcome fears in public speaking: 1. Devote time in students' expressing fears (what, who they are afraid of and why), and in guiding them to embrace alternative perspectives. 2. Teach relaxation techniques targeting at face-, voice-, body-muscles. 3. Teach power body language and posture, and confident voice use. 4. Provide practice in selecting motivating topics, avoiding complicated language patterns and slow patterns of speech delivery, using clear pronunciation, using concise language expression, including all points of interest to their attendees, with an emphasis on recent developments, and giving examples. 5. Remind them of the need to encourage queries.

Always remember to consider THEIR language levels. The idea of public speaking is to communicate an idea effectively. If your audience don't fully understand it, due to their language limitations .. then it has not been communicated well.

Pick only one idea to communicate - not a full topic. Focus on making that one idea as interesting as possible, with the aim of the audience leaving and remembering your ONE idea. Enjoy !

I find it always helps my students to get them practising with topics they're interested in - ask them to choose what they want to talk about. That will help them make the speech more interesting too. Their passion will come through their words.

After defining your audience and choosing a suitable topic, the next important thing is to develop your speech and start practicing. The need to practice your speech cannot be overemphasized. Practice to the point where you can say your speech by heart. Practice your intonation and rhythm too. Listen enough to native speakers in the media space to help you inculcate the right intonation and rhythm. Say your speech to yourself in front of a mirror. Say it to your friends, colleagues, teachers and even strangers and be open to constructive criticism. These will no doubt help you build all the confidence you need for an excellent speech.

Practice the first 2 minutes of your opening, very well. Keep flash cards or notes in your hands, but do not read from them! Just use them as memory prompts.

Speak your thoughts aloud, whether it's in front of a mirror, a recording device, or a friend. Work on refining not only the language but also the tone, gestures, and visual aids you plan to use in your actual presentation.

In my experience, I believe that after being well prepared . Practice practice practice. Practice makes perfect Do not try to improvise because it will only cause more stress

What I've found very helpful to overcome the fear of public speaking in a second language is to record or videotape your speech. I know how awkward or uncomfortable to listen to your own voice or watch your own body movement or gestures. However, once you pass the stage of embarrassment and uncomfortable moments listening to the recording or watching the videos, you will see the beauty of improvement. Along with observing other people's speeches, observe yours carefully as well, because it is easy and fast to apply changes into your speeches with your own willingness.

As soon as you have finished (don't wait until tomorrow - you really want your knee-jerk reaction - as in an immediate reaction, without trying to analyse it)... open a quick note and write down: What went well? What didn't go so well? What would you do differently next time? Any other comments? Keep these notes with your presentation, so that when you do a similar presentation in the future, you will have the added relevant notes, allowing you to improve for the next time!

Join a language café or a club. It is a safe environment where foreigners are accepted and appreciated. Join a volunteer activity. It is also a nice way to stary talking!

It’s definitely correct, Prior to your speech, indulge in deep breaths, stay hydrated, and ease your nerves. While delivering your speech, wear a smile, establish eye contact, and incorporate humor judiciously.

For me it's only the matter of how confident the person are in what they are talking about they must first develop their own understanding of how great they are till they overcome the borders of the language they learned they can enhance it by usual what they learned for daily leaving it enhance there understanding more and widened their vocabulary it will make them feel easier to be expressive and to further the ability to remodifie their old way of limited words English...

This may be easier said than done, but remember that your audience is more interested in themselves than they are in you, this can take off some of the pressure and allow you to relax and enjoy sharing ideas you're passionate about.

Although there maybe different underlying reasons that need to be identified and addressed individually, a systematic desensitization-like approach can allow individuals to gradually overcome this fear in a safe manner. It is essential to create steps that deals with fear and anxiety incrementally. These steps need to be created with the learner and according to their specific situation and concerns. The learner needs to describe a similar experience they have had and the problems they have encountered during public speaking, as well as their self-talks before and during the event. After the desensitization plan is created, first the learner needs to go through each step through repeated visualization and then practice actual steps.

Having planned everything in advance is one of the best ways to overcome fear and anxiety in class. Those who know what they are going to offer will be able to present the subject they intend confidently and will manage to deal with the situation more widely.

These are some of the things that I always advise to my students: 1. Practice but do not memorise it; make it look natural. 2. Have notes with keywords. 3. Take a deep breath. 4. If you’re shaking, move your hands a bit while presenting so no one can see. You can also move a bit (walking perhaps) but be careful and don’t overdo it. 5. Have an object in your hand; a pen, pencil, pointer. Focus your attention on the object. 6. Blow a bit of air to your thumb slowly before going on stage. 7. If you’re scared of looking at people’s eyes, then look at their forehead. This will make it seem like you’re looking at them directly. 8. Remember that you’re the expert, no one else.