Stress

SS3607 Practical Psychology for Everyday Life I

A Presentation (of sorts) by Alex, Simon, Sunny, Magus, Elvis

WHAT YOULL LEARN: 1 Stress in Public Speaking 2 Methodology & Findings 3 Personal Sharing & Theory

4 Practical Relief Methods

READY?

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The unexamined life is not worth living.

STRESS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

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What is stress?
The emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world .

It gives life some excitement. But, it may harm your health.

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Whats more?
Physical symptoms
Dry mouth Pounding heart Difficulty breathing

Mental symptoms
Tension Irritability Inability to concentrate

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How Does Stress Affect The Body?

Benefit Blood flow to your brain and muscles

Breathe faster => Oxygen to your muscles

Sudden stress => Burst of exceptional strength

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Hurt to body
Stress can: Danger of heart attacks Cause digestive upsets, headaches, and back pain Immune system => get diseases

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What Causes Stress?

The better situation can also cause stress. Examples:
Death of a spouse Pregnancy Buying a house Christmas Public speaking

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PUBLIC

LETS FOCUS ON

SPEAKING

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WHY?

a common source of stress for everyone

must have a chance to speak in public

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The cause of stress in public speaking

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Perfect performance Include lots of information Focus on performance rather than benefit Notice the nervous thing and force to calm down Lack of self-confidence and practice Always consider to persuade

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METHODOLOGY AND FINDINGS
The unexamined life is not worth living.

METHODOLOGY COMES FIRST!

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Type of research method

Descriptive research
Secondary data Focus group Personal interview

Constructive research
Online survey

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The research flow:

Design the research question (objective)

Descriptive research

Constructive research

Application of model to the data

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Descriptive Research -- Secondary data

Sources of recognition of the principle model
ABC model

Provide Direction of the question setting in the online survey

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Descriptive research -- Focus group

A group of people discussing the stress in public speaking with a director.

Clear understanding of the situation

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Descriptive research -- Personal interview

1 to 1 interview More detail information is received by open question

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Conclusive Research - Survey

Objective: To know the situation and collect the opinion about public speaking No sampling stage!

Can obtain data for analysis

THATS IT!

BUT.

HOW ARE YOUR FINDINGS?

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Online survey
Topic: Stress management in public speaking Aim: To know the situation and collect the opinion about public speaking Participants: Over 100 participants
Reference:
http://www.my3q.com/home2/273/eastwords/22105.phtml

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Do you enjoy public speaking?

yes 31%

no 69%

Most of people do not enjoy public speaking

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Would you prefer to avoid public speaking whenever it is possible?

no 31% yes 69%

A lot people feel afraid public speaking

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Do you think you are able to deal effectively with the stress related to public speaking?
yes 33% no 67%

It makes people speak incoherently in public speaking

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Analysis:
The Belief I cant deal effectively with the stress related to public speaking.

B causes C
The Consequent Emotion Anxiety and nervous

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Assume you need to do public speaking in a foreseeable time, you believe your stress level in the period below is: (5: extremely high, 1: extremely low)

at that day, before public speaking

1 2 2% 8% 5 52% 4 28% 3 10%

at that day, after public speaking

4 10% 5 5%

1 47%

3 16%

2 22%

A lot of people feel the most stressful at that day, before public speaking.

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You believe the unpleasant feeling in public speaking comes from stress.
5(1=strongly agree) 15% 1(1=strongly disagree) 6%

2 16% 4 48% 3 15%

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Do you have any little gestures in the public speaking ?

no 7% yes 93%

They can express their meaning to catch the audiences attention, and even enhance their confidence.

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It shows our body react to the effects of stress

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You are a successful speaker as 5(1=strongly you handle the pressure very well
agree) 10% 2 25%
3 28%

1(1=strongly disagree) 4%

4 33%

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= Public Speaking

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How to cope with stress

The best relief method for public speaking
eliminate the imagination of negative outcome practice to the best of your ability see the outcome as insignificant in relation to the totality understand that some external factors can't be controlled

9%

8% 11%

72%

Most of participant(72%) practice to the best of your ability

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How to cope with stress

Take a long bath

8%

20%

15% 33%

Go for a walk 19% Listen to music

5% Read a book

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ALEXS BIGGEST STRESS SITUATION
The unexamined life is not worth living.

Do you still remember

Can you perform under that stress?

Alexs Biggest Stress Situation

Why do I say, why do we say

So much?

I am going to tell you

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A + Model!

This is not me

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TOO COMPLICATED

!!!

Thats why

I USE THIS

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Before we proceed A word of cautions.

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PRACTICAL RELIEF METHODS
The unexamined life is not worth living.

To reduce the significance of the other person(s)

To see the outcome as insignificant in relation to the totality

To eliminate the imagination of negative possibilities

To aware of ones own behavior and/or appearance

To understand things that out of control

To practice to the best of your ability

Not to judge what just happened or will happen / second-guess any audiences' reaction

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CONCLUSION
The unexamined life is not worth living.

1 Stress in Public Speaking 2 Methodology & Findings 3 Personal Sharing & ABC Model

4 Practical Relief Methods

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Q&A
The unexamined life is not worth living.

A Little Case Study [Mary]

Mary had to give a talk in front of hundreds of people. In order to give a talk, she prepared lots of information before. This was her first time to speak in front of so many people. So she felt very nervous .

Solution of Mary
She told herself that she was just an ordinary student and not a famous public speaker. The main purpose of the talk was to share her experience for the beneficial of the audience. She needed not to put great pressure on her, she considered it as a task to help others, and it was a happy things. Mary then started to speak fluently and the teachers had a good impression on her.