Week 6- Lecture- Speech Anxiety

Question 1

What are four causes of speech anxiety?

Answer 1

1) Lack of public speaking experience.
2) Prior negative experiences
3) Feeling different from the audience
4) Unease about being the center of attention.

Question 2

What are the four stages of speech anxiety?

Answer 2

Pre-preparation
Preparation
Pro-performance
Performance

Question 3

Define Pre-preparation anxiety.

Answer 3

Becoming anxious as soon as you know you will be speaking.

Question 4

Define preparation anxiety.

Answer 4

Becoming anxious when you start preparing the speech.

Question 5

Define pro-performance anxiety.

Answer 5

Becoming anxious during performance once reality sets in that you will be giving this speech in public.

Question 6

Define performance anxiety.

Answer 6

Becoming anxious right before giving a speech. This is the worst in the few moments leading up to the speech and extending through the introduction.

Question 7

What is the cure for speech anxiety?

Answer 7

Practice

Question 8

Define systematic desensitization.

Answer 8

A type of behavioral therapy that involves progressive exposure to a phobia.