1. BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

2. BARRIERS MIGHT INCLUDE:
FEAR
ANXIETY
SHYNESS

3. FEAR
FAILURE
REJECTION
CAN PINPOINT A REASON

4. ANXIETY
PROLONGED FEAR
CAN’T ALWAYS PINPOINT A REASON
PHOBIAS

5. SHYNESS
AVOIDANCE OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS THAT ARE FEARFUL OR ANXIETY PRODUCING
SOCIAL PHOBIA
EXTREME SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS

6. COPING WITH FEAR & ANXIETY
ACCEPTANCE (FEELING & SELF)
IT CAN SUCCESSFULLY BE COPED WITH
SYSTEMATIC DESENSITI- ZATION

7. RELAXATION EXERCISES DEEP BREATHING PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR RELAXATION
IMAGERY
AUTOGENICS
BIOFEEDBACK

8. COPING WITH SHYNESS ACCEPTANCE INSIGHT INTO WHY
SELF-ESTEEM BUILDING (SELF-TALK)
IMPROVE SOCIAL SKILLS
PRACTICE

9. SELF-TALK ALBERT ELLIS AND COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS
A-B-C SEQUENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE

10. IMPROVING SOCIAL SKILLS
MODEL SELF AFTER SOMEONE
DEVELOP AN AREA OF EXPERTISE I.E. MUSIC, SPORTS, ETC.
BE A GOOD LISTENER - PEOPLE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES

11. BECOMING SUCCESSFUL TAKING RISKS ACCEPTING FAILURE PERSISTENCE
CELEBRATION OF SUCCESS