How to Reduce Anxieties and Increase Motivation

The Glenbard Parent Series:  (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families presents: “Choke:Performing At Your Best Under Stress-How to Reduce Anxieties and Increase Motivation”, with Sian  Beilock Ph.D at 7p.m.Thursday, Dec 4 in the auditorium at Glenbard South High School 23W200 Butterfield Rd. in Glen Ellyn.

It happens to all of us. You’ve prepared for the big day but when the big moment arrives, nothing seems to work. It’s not fun to think about, but now there’s good news: This doesn’t’t have to happen.

Dr. Sian Beilock, an expert on performance and brain science, reveals new discoveries of why people so often “choke” under pressure when the stakes are very high.

What happens to the brain and body which produces dreaded performance anxiety? And what is the process that occurs when the perfect performance or  tricky test problem becomes easy? In this energetic presentation Dr. Beilock will describe the latest research, explaining the secrets and practical advice that minimize the potential for “choking”.Whether the goal is to raise a test score, or lower a golf score, Dr. Beilock will provide the techniques and strategies that can short circuit anxiety — allowing for successful outcomes in all high pressure situations.

•  Learn about how students’ academic anxieties affect their performance.
• Learn about techniques to help students deal with academic pressures
• in school and on tests. 
• Learn about the brain science behind learning and performance in school.
•  No advance registration is required for the 7 pm event which is free and open to the public.

GPS is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, DuPage Medical Group, Emmy Gaffey Foundation and Trust Company of Illinois.

 For information regarding GPS programs, visit www.glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at 630-942-7668 or by email at[email protected].