The_Effects_of_Perparation_and_Self-Esteem_on_Public_Speakin

The Effects of Perparation and Self-Esteem on Public Speaking Anxiety THE EFFECTS OF PERPARATION AND SELF-ESTEEM ON PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY Abstract The purpose of the present study was to examine the difference, if any, that preparation time before a speech and a person’s self-esteem would have on the level of anxiety experienced while speaking in public. College students were randomly assigned to groups involving either a five minute preparation period with a list of five topics to discuss or waiting without preparation until they actually begin their speech. The variables that we studied in this experiment can be assigned to four groups: 1)People with low self-esteem and no preparation time, 2)People with high self-esteem and no preparation time, 3)People with low self-esteem with preparation time, and 4) People with high self-esteem and preparation time. It was hypothesized that preparation would decrease the amount of anxiety experienced during public speaking. It was also hypothesized that the higher a person’s self-esteem is, the lower his or her level of anxiety during public speaking will be, and vice-versa. It was hypothesized that people with low self-esteem and no preparation time would experience the most anxiety, while people with high self-esteem who were allowed preparation time would experience the anxiety, self-esteem, participants, public, speaking, preparation, time, speech, one, study, participant, people, given, being, minutes, levels, five, asked, while, variables, speeches, questionnaire, out, group, four, during, felt, fear, before, been, about, two, topics, ten, state