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ERIC Number: EJ564996
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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The Effects of Audience Interest, Responsiveness, and Evaluation on Public Speaking Anxiety and Related Variables.
MacIntyre, Peter D.; Thivierge, Kimly A.; MacDonald, J. Renee
Communication Research Reports, v14 n2 p157-68 Spr 1997
Examines potential sources of public-speaking anxiety among undergraduate students stemming from the audience. Identifies three sources of anxiety: degree of formal evaluation, level of audience interest in the topic, and audience's responsiveness to the speaker. Measures willingness to speak and expected speech quality. Finds interest, responsiveness, and formal evaluation showed effects on all the anxiety-related variables. (PA)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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