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A communication student provides tips in how to combat speech anxiety by breathing, having a conversational tone during the speech and to how keep (or at least simulate) eye contact. 

"Speaking clearly is only half of communication. Listening effectively is the other half." Being a good listener is just as important as being a good speaker, and though some of these tips may not apply to us, the majority of them are very important and worth a look!

Contains six action steps for managing communication anxiety--looks very practical, while providing the academic underpinning--it's not just opinion.

While this doesn't deal directly with speech confidence, it does deal with an anxiety-producing communication situation. This is posted for those group projects that many speech classes have to do, written by a fellow speech professor.

This article suggests eight different ways you can make a speech come to life by non-verbal communication, your body language. Along with this article, toastmasters.org has numerous helpful and useful resources. I suggest you all take a look! :)

Includes 10 practical tips for overcoming fear.

This page explains how we make things worse by trying not to feel anxious and gives some tips for managing stage fright.

This article really confirms everything we have been told repeatedly in our speech class. So don't avoid the speech class or beg and plead not to have to take it, as I did. Embrace the opportunity to speak in a group to gain confidence.

This article talks about how your speech doesn't have to be perfect to be successfl. Give the audience something of value and you will be successful.

It is really a good article. I also liked the the point, "When You Speak in Public, Nothing "Bad" Can Ever Happen!'". So, let go your Public Speaking apprehension and try your best.

Have good information about what to do before, during and after a speech.

Mildred, remember to "tag" your entries. Be sure to include the "dk:confidence" tag as well, but the other tags are the most important.

Deborah Grayson Riegel provides some insights about public speaking anxiety and how to overcome it with some simple and powerful steps like: breathing, renaming our emotions from scared to excited, among others. 

The University of Houston offers a visualization technique to help cope with Public Speaking Anxiety. You can download either the mp3 and/or the transcript for free. 

This article contains strategies to help yourself control stage fright.

Contains four step to manage anxiety

This website talks about how to choose a good speech topic. During my speech preparation, i felt that if i am comfortable about my topic or i know my topic well, it takes care of half of my nervousness about the speech delivery. So, i think having an interesting speech topic makes speeches enjoyable for the speaker as well as for the audience.

Having positive thoughts about yourself and your speaking ability can really help you improve in your speeches. This article has a short but sweet section on positive thinking, along with other awesome advice.