Cooperative Learning Techniques to Overcome Glossophobia

Learning some cooperative learning techniques will help you develop social skills, which are necessary to overcome Glossophobia.

Cooperative learning involves cooperation, which is often overlooked especially when we as people have to compete in this world. The best way to build cooperative learning skills is to realize that competing is unnecessary.

When a person competes it cause stress to develop. Likely, when you think of yourself giving a public speech, you feel as though you have to compete against the pros. In some instances, competiveness can work against you. This is when you have to fight for your success.

Work with others

Working alone is not the answer. When you are able to share your skills and resources with other people, you can accomplish more than you would have had you worked alone. As sociable people we draw our strengths from others. Other people give us energy and they can offer us friendship. They can offer us many rewards including fun, companionship, and lift our spirits when we feel unnerved. Working with others will help you overcome your fear of talking in front of people.

People are more prone to keep appointments with other people. It is clear that keeping appointments with others builds independence and reliability, since when you are true to your word with others, you are true to yourself. Why not start keeping appointments with yourself. That is, why not keep true to your word. For example, at what time you starting reading this guide you likely had the intention of overcoming your fear of talking in front of people by following the eight steps that has been provided to you. Keep true to your word by finishing the remaining steps in this guide.

When you keep appointments with others, you are accepting that other people depend on you, which builds strength of your purpose.

When you feel down you can draw strengths from other people and help them too when they feel down. For example, you can draw strengths from your audience by realizing that they are just as nervous as you.

Nearly every job or education is accomplished by the assistance of a group. For example, GMC relies on their employees to assist them with designing automobiles. Employees rely on GMC to offer them work and the tools they need to design. The action is known as teamwork, which requires the ability to perform in groups or public speaking arenas.

Teamwork skills are developed by working with others to complete your goals. If you want to become a successful person who can with confidence give a good speech in public, then you will need to be willing to work in groups, which may require of you to form a study group.

Forming a group

When you form a group, keep in mind your goal is to look for people who will offer you support. You will need to find dedicated people to work with you. You may want to enroll some people in your group who face the same or similar challenges as you do. For example, you might find someone who suffers from Glossophobia to enroll in your group.

Include other people in your group who are not afraid to speak in front of people. Having a combination of people working with you will help you to see things from different angles. Make sure that you enlist people who are attentive, open to suggestions, and those who are not afraid to ask questions.

Select a group of people with different backgrounds, learning ability, but have similar goals. You will learn something new by listening to other people’s perceptions.

Ask your group to join you for some snacks and refreshments so that you can discuss your goals, and meeting time. Be sure to discuss other important issues that involve your group.

Practice

Post a note on a bulletin board either at your school, online in your local community, at your job place, etc. Ask people to contact you about joining your group. Posting bulletins is a neat way to meet other people and best of all; you don’t have to sweat their rejections if they decline.

(Safety Note) Take care to interview people who call you and get some background information and references (Call the references) of that person to ensure that you don’t meet people that will put you in danger.

Conducting your group

Once you get a group of people together you can start building cooperative skills by conducting the group. To open your group meeting encourages your participants to ask questions. Teaching is an excellent skill that allows you to learn quickly.

Create a list that includes a list of subjects. Ask each one of the members in your group to join you in teaching by assigning them a topic to research and discuss. One of the advantages of practicing this useful cooperative learning technique is that you assume the role of a teacher, which means you use affirmatives “I know this,” instead of negative connotations about yourself, such as “I don’t know what I am doing.” Take notes during your group meeting and compare those notes with others. Practice giving a speech to your team players by sharing your notes. Prepare your experience as you would a speech.

Taking notes

Take notes at your meeting. Ask your group to take notes also. You can compare each others’ notes to clear any confusion. After you compare your notes, you can work with your group to brainstorm to find answers to your questions on how to overcome Glossophobia.

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is a useful technique that allows you to learn from suggestions from others, and come up with new ideas. Brainstorming has helped many people break through some of the most complex problems. You create new and creative ideas when you brainstorm. After you brainstorm as a group to find answers set up a schedule to include activities. For example, you may schedule activities that involve speaking in public.

Activities

All group meetings should include learning activities. You can search the Internet to find some activities that you want to include in your group, or you can brainstorm to come up with some new activities. Ultimately, you can use our activity sheets. Your activities should include some creative mind maps.

Mind Mapping

Once your group is together ask some of the members in your group to prepare and give a speech. Volunteer to give your own speech on a topic that you have little knowledge about. Prepare to answer questions after you give your speech.

Now it is time to consider some of our activities.

Activity

Create a short speech on any topic of your choice. Set up a meeting time with your new group, or if you haven’t gotten a group yet, ask friends or family members to help you. Set up a time that works for all of you and prepare to give your speech. Ask your group members to critique you on how you delivered your speech. Prepare your group to ask questions. After you have deliberated with your group, find the best answers to solve your problems.

Diary

Diary Entry – Intention Statement

Keeping a diary will help you track any changes you made in your life. You can also track your success to overcome Glossophobia.

Write in your diary an intention statement, “I intend to prepare, plan, and organize a group that helps me overcome Glossophobia. I intend to take action to organize my group and become a star leader.”

I will set up a time for my group to meet and have my speech prepared … (Date)

My reward for accomplishing my goal will include….

Summary

In this article we helped you learn some cooperative skills that enable you to cooperate with others. Practice what we have given you each day until you feel more confident about talking in front of people.