{
  "title": "Reducing stage fright: which methods have proved themselves?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/reduire-le-trac-quelles-methodes-ont-fait-leurs-preuves-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-08-04",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "An older but still cited meta-analysis compares treatments for speaking apprehension. Combinations seem most effective.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Public Speaking & Impact",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "The synthesis",
      "point": "Mike Allen, John Hunter and William Donohue (1989, Communication Education) meta-analyse desensitisation, cognitive restructuring and skills training: all reduce apprehension, combinations most clearly.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Data limits",
      "point": "Studies mostly involve US students and self-reports shortly after the intervention.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The nuance",
      "point": "Less anxiety does not automatically mean a better talk; content preparation is a separate factor."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limit of common practice",
      "point": "Relying on posture tips without gradual exposure or work on anticipatory thoughts.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Geneva",
      "point": "Plan four talks of rising difficulty over a month and rate anxiety beforehand from 1 to 10."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Donohue",
      "year": "1989",
      "source": "Communication Education"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 127,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-08-04-en.jpg?v=4",
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  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/public-speaking/geneve",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/geneve",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}