Papers by Renee Macdonald
Communication Research …, Jan 1, 1997
This study examines potential sources of public speaking anxiety stemming ftom the audience. Base... more This study examines potential sources of public speaking anxiety stemming ftom the audience. Based on u.tork by and Motley (L99L), three sources ofanxiety raereidentified: thedegree offormaleaaluation,Ieael ofauilience interest in the topic, anil the audience's responsioeness to the speaker. ln addition to public speaking anxiety, measures were taken of u:illingness to speak and erpected speech quality . Interest , responsioeness , and forrruI naluation showed efects on all of the anxiety-related oariables. Perhaps surpisingly, eaaluation showed some of the weakest efects. Results are discussed in terms of Motley's distinction between performance and communication orientations toward public speaking.
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Papers by Renee Macdonald