Deep breathe post-VR
It helps reduce anxiety and boosts confidence.
What You'll Do
Practice deep breathing for 5 minutes after your VR session to enhance relaxation.
Scientific Basis
Practicing a single self-guided virtual reality exposure session of gradual audience increase can reduce public speaking anxiety with improvement probabilities up to over 4× relative to baseline, enhancing mood by reducing anticipatory stress.
Banakou, D., et al. (2024). Desensitizing anxiety through imperceptible change: A feasibility study of single‑session VR exposure for public speaking anxiety. JMIR Formative Research.The Science of Impact
A single brief exposure session can boost confidence and reduce anxiety effectively, improving public speaking performance.
Participants showed a 4× increase in improvement probabilities compared to baseline anxiety levels.
This method offers a scalable solution for addressing public speaking anxiety in various settings.
Pro Tips
Engage in a single 20-minute VR exposure session before a speaking event.
Practice deep breathing for 5 minutes after the VR session to enhance relaxation.
Visualize your success in the speaking task for 10 minutes following the VR experience.