Modeling your performance on that of an especially effective speaker is a way to use systematic desensitization to reduce nervousness about public speaking.

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Systematic desensitization involves gradually exposing oneself to the feared activity (in this case, public speaking) in a controlled manner to reduce anxiety, rather than modeling behavior on someone else. Modeling might be helpful but is not a technique of systematic desensitization.

Modeling Your Performance on That of an Especially Effective Speaker