Public Speaking Anxiety: Perceived Competence and Audience Congeniality.

MacDonald, J. Renee; MacIntyre, Peter D.

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ERIC Number: EJ573332

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Publication Date: 1998

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Public Speaking Anxiety: Perceived Competence and Audience Congeniality.

MacDonald, J. Renee; MacIntyre, Peter D.

Communication Education, v47 n4 p359-65 Oct 1998

Finds that students with the highest level of public speaking anxiety showed the largest improvement in perceived competence and perception of audience pleasantness. Discusses the speaker's perception of the audience as a key factor in public speaking anxiety. (SR)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Public Speaking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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