Seeking recommendations- workplace performance anxiety

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Hi,

I’m seeking recommendations for someone to speak to who may be able to help me with workplace performance anxiety in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
It’s the feeling that your heart rate increases in the moments leading up to your turn to speak. So much so you can’t focus on the discourse occurring right in front of you because you’re trying to think of what you’ll say when it’s your turn, to the point that you’re trying to get the word order correct. It makes you worried you will come across as nervous and therefore incapable because your voice trembles and the pauses you take are just a bit too long and often and the cycle begins. It’s this feeling that makes you avoid situations that ultimately hold you back from reaching your potential. 
It’s been happening my whole career and am now keen to speak to someone but I’d like to look past the glossy websites and ask real people with real experiences with good people who they may recommend. 

Can anyone share with me please?

[SucculentQueen]

Are you female? Theres a place called Speaking Made Easy with a particular focus on public speaking for women. Its often just 5 or 6 older women sitting around doing mini speeches/readings and receiving feedback on how they went. It's been helpful to me but is more the type of success that creeps up on you over the years and one day you just realise that you're managing commuication alot better than before. its not instant sorry!

If you come across anything please re-post as I'd love this info too!

[solitaire]

In the case of performance anxiety, in addition to getting CBT from a psychotherapist, there are other complementary options.

Try virtual social skills techniques. For example, think back to a presentation you’ve made at a meeting and recall the questions you were asked by those present. Make a recording on your phone of those questions, with a pause in between each one. Then while recording a video of yourself, play back each question, press pause, and then respond. When you’ve finished, view the video and determine what gestures and words are having a negative impact. Then repeat the process while trying to alter your behaviour. The presence of social anxiety is usually detected from gaze direction and smiling type. If you can learn to gaze directly into other people’s eyes while making a Duchenne smile (search online for the characteristics), then no one will consider you to be anxious. If you practise every day for a few months, responding to questions will become easier.
 

While there are various nutritional and dietary changes that can reduce anxiety in some people, in the case of performance anxiety, you could consider consulting a doctor. There are short-acting treatments available specifically for performance anxiety that can help manage physical symptoms like a rapid heart rate or butterflies in the stomach. Your doctor can help you weigh the pros and cons of these options based on your personal health history.