Naslov
Coping with Public Speaking Anxiety

Autori
Moira Kostić-Bobanović, Marša Bobanović

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Creative organization / Vladislav Rajković - Maribor : Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 2007, 840-847

Skup
Creative organization

Mjesto i datum
Portorož, Slovenija, 28.03.2007. - 30.03.2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
speaking anxiety; affective strategies; public speaking

Sažetak
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the teaching of affective strategies helps students’ reduce their public speaking anxiety. We used the questionnaire Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) developed by McCroskey (1970 ; 1992) in order to determine the level of anxiety that a student experiences while holding a speech. At the beginning of the semester, the students were asked to fill out the questionnaire by approximating the level of distress that they experience while holding a public presentation. After the teaching of affective strategies at the end of the semester, the students were given the same questionnaire, with the above described instructions. The results of the study indicate that the students experienced significantly less anxiety after they had been taught how to manage their distress, by means of affective strategies. The implication for future research on assessment and amelioration of public speaking anxiety are considered.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija, Filologija

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