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King, Paul E.; Finn, Amber N. – Communication Education, 2017
This study investigated the relationship between public-speaking state anxiety (PSA) and verbal communication performance when delivering a speech. In Study 1, participants delivered an extemporaneous five-minute classroom speech behind a lectern, and in Study 2, to increase cognitive load, participants delivered an extemporaneous five-minute…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Public Speaking, Anxiety, Verbal Communication
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Finn, Amber N.; Sawyer, Chris R.; Behnke, Ralph R. – Communication Education, 2009
With the goal of identifying the characteristics or traits students bring to the classroom that predispose them to panic when faced with the threat of presenting in front of an audience, this study introduced a subtype of public-speaking state anxiety--anxious arousal. Specifically, this study examined the extent to which trait anxiety and…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Anxiety, Models, Personality Traits