Dry Mouth Tips: 9 Solutions to Cure a Dry Mouth Caused by Speaking Anxiety or Social Fear – Part 2
A dry mouth can really hinder a presentation or conversation. In part 1 I shared 4 dry mouth solution tips. Here are 5 more dry mouth tips to help you when conversing or speaking from the stage.
#5: Lightly bite your tongue.
By lightly biting your tongue, you’ll find your mouth starts producing more saliva. Here again it is important that your body be hydrated.
#6: Use Sugar Free Candy
Many famous people will keep candy or lozenge in their mouth if they have problems with a dry mouth. Check with your pharmacy if you wish for specially made ones. Lemon flavored often helps. Unless you have an extreme dry mouth, remove it before you stand up to speak.
#7: Sleep with a Humidifier
A humidifier puts water into the air. In the winter the air becomes drier and can irritate the throat and dry out the mouth. Breathing in this moist air at night can prepare you for the public speaking event.
#8: Learn how to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking and Social Anxiety
Think of a good speaker that you know. Likely at one time this person experience stage fright, fear of public speaking, and speaking anxiety. At one point they learned how to overcome this fear.
You can do the same. Take time to read and study how to overcome public speaking fear and anxiety. There are several good public speaking programs that can help you.
#9: Using breathing Exercises to relax and breath your nose.
Good breathing exercises will help you relax and thus it make it easier for your body to keep your mouth, tongue, and throat moist. Breath in for a count of 3, hold for a count of 3 and breathe out for a count of 6. Repeat.
Before you speak, seek to be breathing your nose as to not dry out your mouth.
Dry mouth affects nearly every speaker. Use these 9 dry mouth solutions and it will help you keep the saliva flowing so you can captivate the audience and speak with confidence.
