Embodied strategies for public speaking anxiety: evaluation of the Corp-Oral program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public speaking is an indispensable skill that can profoundly influence success in both professional and personal spheres. Regrettably, managing anxiety during a speech poses a significant challenge for many of the population. This research assessed the impacts of a Corp-Oral program, designed to manage public speaking anxiety in university students, based on, body awareness, embodied message techniques, simulation, embodied visualization, body transformation, and gesture enhancement.

Methods

Thirty-six students (61% women; M_age = 20.22, SD = 1.23 years) were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 18), which underwent the Corp-Oral program, or a control group (n = 18). Self-perceived anxiety, heart rate, and electroe

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Monge A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10711069 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature