Strategies To Cope With Public Speaking Anxiety: An Experience Of An Islamic University Graduate In Yogyakarta

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the strategies to overcome speaking anxiety. In a qualitative method with an in-depth interview to collect the data, a previously found anxious English learner shared their experience in solving her speaking anxiety problem. Data were collected based on previous research, to find out participants who have speaking anxiety, and in-depth interviews were conducted to obtain strategies used by one participant to overcome speaking anxiety, and several documents to support the data. In this study, and graduates islamic law international program at a private university in Indonesia was involved. This study reveals that there are 5 main strategies (Preparation, Relaxation, Positive Thinking, Peer Seeking, and Resignation) that used by the participants to cope with speaking anxiety.