The Effect of Combination of Video Feedback and Audience Feedback on Social Anxiety: Preliminary Findings.

Chen et al. (2015) tested a new two-step feedback package for social anxiety.

College students gave a short speech while three strangers watched.

Right after, each student watched the video alone, then heard the audience’s warm comments.

The team wanted to know if this combo calms distorted self-views better than video alone.

Both groups that got audience feedback felt less anxious and saw their talk more fairly.

The combo group improved the most, but even audience feedback alone beat the no-feedback control.

In short, hearing friendly watchers cuts harsh self-talk after public speaking.

Koegel et al. (1992) did something similar with kids decades earlier.

They had grade-schoolers watch playground videos and earn points for good peer moves.

Both studies show that seeing yourself plus outside praise sharpens social behavior.

Montes et al. (2021) also blended video and live practice, but for speech fluency, not anxiety.

Their combo beat single parts, echoing the boost Junwen saw when audience feedback joined video review.

Together, the papers say: layer video self-view with real-time input to get the biggest gain.

If you coach teens or young adults who dread class talks, add a tiny audience.

Record the speech, let the student watch once, then share two genuine positives from the crowd.

One cycle takes ten minutes and can reset harsh self-ratings before the next presentation.