Chapter 3

Question 1

public speaking anxiety

Answer 1

common form of nervousness people feel before, during, and/or after speaking before groups of people in a public setting

Question 2

glossophobia

Answer 2

fear (or common nervousness) of public speaking

Question 3

communication apprehension

Answer 3

a broad term for the many types of anxieties people have about communication generally

Question 4

trait anxieties

Answer 4

produce anxiousness around general categories of human experience because of our distinct personalities or experiences (part of you)

Question 5

state anxieties

Answer 5

anxiety about communication that is linked to a particular situation, circumstance, or moment

Question 6

myths of public speaking

Answer 6

-everyone is a naturally good communicator
-either you have it or you don’t
-public speaking is just reading aloud
-substance without style, or style or substance
-speed solves everything
-procrastination
-“wing-it”
-picture the audience naked

Question 7

everyone is a naturally good communicator

Answer 7

most of us are born knowing how to communicate effectively and anyone who wants to give a great speech can do so with no effort.

Question 8

either you have it or you don’t

Answer 8

this myth suggests that the world is broken down into those who are naturally talented speakers and those who are not, and those in the latter category will never acquire the skills to be good speakers

Question 9

public speaking is just reading aloud

Answer 9

oral style vs written style (be prepared to speak vs being prepared to read aloud)

Question 10

substance without style or style over substance

Answer 10

there is no speech situation in which style beats substance or substance beats style. A good and effective public speaker always has to do both

Question 11

speed solves everything

Answer 11

as speed may ease your discomfort, it is not practical

Question 12

procrastination

Answer 12

while it might not be the case that there is a myth that procrastination will make a better speech, it is certainly the case that avoiding a task is no way to succeed at that task

Question 13

“wing it”

Answer 13

The “winging it” strategy, however, is an urban myth: a belief that someone somewhere once gave an amazing speech by not preparing at all

Question 14

strategies for managing public speaking anxiety

Answer 14

-pick a topic you know and care about
-prepare in advance
-practice
-select the date and time for your speech
-select the order of your speech
-get to know your audience
-go to your speech site in advance