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  1. What might have caused Lisa to feel/react the way she did?

Answer:
The behaviour shown by Lisa was quite unusual and a number of assumptions can be made from that which are as follows:

  • She is suffering from some social anxiety disorder that made her react like that. People with such disorders show some sort of confusion and lack of confidence. She had no clue what was going on with her even if she was prepared to deliver the speech. The gaze of the audience made her nervous.
  • It can also be said that she was not well prepared for the speech. That’s why she showed nervousness and confusion.
  • There might also be the possibility that she might have a phobia to talk in front of audience. And that fear made her does such unusual mistakes. And because of such things she felt guilt and ran out of the room in such embarrassment and took it as humiliation on herself and ran out of the room crying.
  1. Pretend you were one of her classmates, how would you have felt?

Answer:
Being her classmate, it would have be a moment of shame for all of us that one of our fellows went out like that and none of us could help her to calm her down or help her to prepare the speech even after knowing that she had such phobia to deliver in front of audience. It was our duty to encourage her to deliver the speech and boost her moral so that she could cope. So instead of keeping quite we should applaud her when she came to the dice so she could be more comfortable.

  1. What was the instructor’s reaction? How could s/he have prevented Lisa from “falling apart?”

Answer:
The teacher’s reaction was quite angry and aggressive towards Lisa even knowing how shy and nervous she was but instead of comforting her and boosting her confidence she talked her in a rude tone and scolded her. Knowing that Lisa was shy and nervous and her previous history about having anxiety and stress in such conditions she gave her a hard time. Even when Lisa was confused, frustrated and in tears the teacher didn’t take the proper action and calmed her stood there like that was not helpful to Lisa. She should have made an applauding gesture when she came to the podium and even if she knew earlier, she should have given her a practice session so she could perform more accurately, but the incident shouldn’t have happened.

  1. What could Lisa have done to prevent reacting the way she did?

Answer:
To avoid such situation Lisa could have managed it more appropriately by acting more confidently and having a complete hold of situation. She should have practised it well and made a strong gesture even after getting nervous or being bumped into the podium. She should have interacted more with her classmates to create a good bond with them and do not hesitated in front of them.

  1. What advice can you give Lisa to help her prepare for the next speech assignment?

Answer:
For the next speech Lisa should present the speech with more confidence and should practise it more often at home so that next time when she comes on the stage she could be more confident and less nervous. She should try to do some exercises to control her nerves. She should also create some good bonds with her classmates so that they can support her while presenting and could also help her in preparing the speech. She should practice in front of mirror and by knowing the kind of audience to get their attention.

  1. How can the instructor and/or the students show support for Lisa when she returns to class?

Answer:
The class should welcome Lisa in a normal and a bit calming manner so that she doesn’t feel humiliated or embarrassed in front of everyone and should help her in getting out of her situation. They should applaud her and buckle her up so that she will not get nervous and become stable. The teacher should also talk to her in an understanding manner and give her another chance to present so she feels less frustrated and more calm and confident in the future.

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