Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communication: What You Can Accomplish With Public Speaking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson lists and discusses the benefits of public speaking including personal satisfaction, critical thinking, career advancement, social connections, and influence the world around you.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Speaking in Class

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial focuses on tips to alleviate the fear of public speaking. It offers a YouTube video, "How to Speak in Public," which provides 15 steps to good public speaking; this is followed by an extensive list of tips to prepare for...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Fears Change With Age?

For Students 9th - 10th
Although some of us may not like to admit it, everyone's afraid of something. Big dogs, thunderstorms, public speaking, heights: what are you most afraid of? Do you think grown-ups have the same fears as kids? The goal of this project is...
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Managing Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on tools to overcome a fear of public speaking caused by two types of anxiety, situational anxiety (stage fright) and trait anxiety.
Handout
Other

Cello.org: Overcoming Stage Fright

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a question/answer format on how to over come stage fright.
Handout
Other

About Stage Fright

For Students 9th - 10th
This author, Ake Lundeberg, suggests that negative pressure plays a large role in stage fright.