The Mind and Body of Anxiety Management

Four Stanford MBA students share a buffet of techniques to manage anxiety. This is a capstone project for the Strategic Communication course at Stanford Graduate School of Business. This video serves to help others develop their own communication skills.
Collin Walter (MBA ’13) shares a series of techniques to manage your mind and body for stress. He recommends diaphragmatic breathing and mindfulness to transition your body into a calm, distressed state.
Patricio Servltje (MBA ’14) explains the causes of performance anxiety and how we can reframe presentations as conversations.
Do an outline
Practice each chunk of the outline. Practice conversationally
Interact with your audience. Use people's name or the word "you."
Olivia Jackson (LLM LAW ’13) suggests quick fixes to recognize anxiety.
Find a supportive audience member and shake their hand
Engage with flow activities
Philipp Wieland (MBA ’13) says you can use this feeling of power to be more confident before a presentation. He recommends doing a high-power pose to increase testosterone levels.
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