Variations on Exposure Therapy: Best Practices for Managing Public Speaking Anxiety in the Online Communication Classroom

Abstract

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy techniques offer unique opportunities for comprehensive management of public speaking anxiety in the online public speaking classroom beyond exposure to only the speech-giving act itself. This best practices article outlines nontraditional strategies for incorporating ERP practices in a distance-learning setting.

Keywords

• public speaking anxiety
• exposure thearpy
• response prevention
• systematic desensenization
• instructional communication
• habituation