Language anxiety, sometimes referred to as communication apprehension, involves feeling nervous before, after or during a time when one is speaking in public or even just a situation where one must communicate. Most people may feel some anxiety before standing in front of crowd to speak, but language anxiety involves more than simply nerves.
Common symptoms of language anxiety are: dry mouth, excessive sweating, shaking, rapid heartbeat, feeling dizzy, nausea and a flushed face. People may also notice that voice fluctuates more than normally does and have a lot of nervous energy. These symptoms are normally due to the flight-or-fight response that occurs in threatening situations.
There are cognitive, behavioral and affective aspects to the psychology of language anxiety. Cognitively, public speaking is not a routine activity, so people will engage in purposeful thoughts about what public speaking will be like. Those with speech anxiety will often think terrible thoughts about public speaking before any communication occurs. There is an affective aspect of speech anxiety also, as fear often surrounds public speaking. Some people with language anxiety will automatically be frightened of the situation and become emotionally and physically crippled by this fear. Finally, there is a behavioral aspect in which people are unprepared for the act of public speaking or they shake, tremble or stutter during speeches.
Based on the cognitive, affective and behavioral psychological understanding of speech anxiety, one can begin to manage the anxiety disorder. First, cognitively, work on thoughts associated with public speaking. People need write down their fears and recognize anxiety. Also ask yourself question like: Will people really laugh at me? Probably not. If you drop your cards, will the speech be ruined? No. People can simply pick up the cards and continue on. Maybe then people can say a joke. Also need think positively. Say to yourself: "This speech will go well. The audience will love me". To control affective or emotional aspect, it is necessary to replace the emotions of fear with another emotion, perhaps confidence. Think back to moments in which person was successful and remember those thoughts before he step on stage. Behaviorally, some relaxation exercises before giving a language may come in handy. Learn how to control breathing, to relax muscles and to calm stomach. Meditation can often be a helpful tool.

To sum up, language anxiety may never completely go away, but managing it will make more successful in work and in life.