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Page, Bill – 1978
Apprehension on the part of students who must engage in public speaking figures high on the list of student fears. Speech anxiety has been viewed as a trait--the overall propensity to fear giving speeches--and as a state--the condition of fearfulness on a particular occasion of speech making. Methodology in therapy research should abide by the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research, Desensitization
