Speaking plays an important role in communication which is difficult to master. The researcher found that many students in the English Language Education Study Program (ELESP) had difficulties in speaking English following their anxiety even though it was held in an online class because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, public speaking is one of the compulsory speaking courses and is offered in the fifth semester.  the participants of this study were 27 students in batch 2018 who belong to the Public Speaking Class C. This research was aimed to examine what kinds of speaking anxiety EFL students experience in Online Public Speaking and what strategies that they used to overcome speaking anxiety. The researcher implemented qualitative research by applying observation, a close-ended questionnaire, and a semi-structured interview to collect the data. Through this research, the researcher hopes that both the lecturer and the teacher are aware of the speaking anxiety and find a way to overcome it. The research results show that fear of negative evaluation was the common kind of speaking anxiety experienced by the students. Meanwhile, the common strategies used by the students were cognitive and effective.